Chapter 52 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 52.18

न चाप्यस्य कपेर्घाते कंचित् पश्याम्यहं गुणम्। तेष्वयं पात्यतां दण्डो यैरयं प्रेषितः कपिः॥

na cāpyasya kaperghāte kaṃcit paśyāmyahaṃ guṇam| teṣvayaṃ pātyatāṃ daṇḍo yairayaṃ preṣitaḥ kapiḥ||

English Meaning

Nor do I see any good that may likely accrue to us from the slaying of this monkey. Let your vengeance descend those that have despatched the monkey.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)