Chapter 18 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 18.12

सोऽब्रवीत्स्नेहसंयुक्तं मरुत्तं तं महानृषिः। श्रोतव्यं यदि मद्वाक्यं संप्रहारो न ते क्षमः॥

so'bravītsnehasaṃyuktaṃ maruttaṃ taṃ mahānṛṣiḥ| śrotavyaṃ yadi madvākyaṃ saṃprahāro na te kṣamaḥ||

English Meaning

And that great sage said to Marutta words informed with affection 'If you hear my speech, you should not fight.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)