Chapter 53 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 53.2

दुर्लभस्त्वीदृशो बन्धुरस्मिन्काले विशेषतः। यादृशस्त्वं महाबुद्धिर्मम सौम्य मनोऽनुगः॥

durlabhastvīdṛśo bandhurasminkāle viśeṣataḥ| yādṛśastvaṃ mahābuddhirmama saumya mano'nugaḥ||

English Meaning

O you having an auspicious look, you are gifted with great intellect and after my heart; a friend like you is rare at such a time.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)