Chapter 93 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 93

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 93.9

लोभश्चापि न कर्तव्यः स्वल्पोऽपि धनवाञ्छया। किं धनेनाश्रमस्थानां फलमूलाशिनां सदा ॥

lobhaścāpi na kartavyaḥ svalpo'pi dhanavāñchayā| kiṃ dhanenāśramasthānāṃ phalamūlāśināṃ sadā ||

English Meaning

Do not cherish the least longing for riches. Of what avail is wealth to ascetics living perpetually on fruits and roots?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)