Chapter 8 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 8.9

धनत्यागः सुखत्यागो देशत्यागोऽपि वाऽनघ। वयस्यार्थे प्रवर्तन्ते स्नेहं दृष्ट्वा तथाविधम्॥

dhanatyāgaḥ sukhatyāgo deśatyāgo'pi vā'nagha| vayasyārthe pravartante snehaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāvidham||

English Meaning

Witnessing such affection, people can, O sinless one, forsake wealth, comfort, and even their native land for the sake of their friends.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)