Chapter 8 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 8.5

अहमप्यनुरूपस्ते वयस्यो ज्ञास्यसे शनैः। न तु वक्तुं समर्थोऽहं त्वयि आत्मगतान् गुणान्॥

ahamapyanurūpaste vayasyo jñāsyase śanaiḥ| na tu vaktuṃ samartho'haṃ tvayi ātmagatān guṇān||

English Meaning

You also shall by and by learn that I am a fit friend for you; but I can not speak to you of the qualities that abide in me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)