Chapter 104 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 104

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 104.17

देशकालौ च विज्ञेयौ लक्षणानीङ्गितानि च। दैन्यं हर्षश्च खेदश्च रथिनश्च महाबल॥

deśakālau ca vijñeyau lakṣaṇānīṅgitāni ca| dainyaṃ harṣaśca khedaśca rathinaśca mahābala||

English Meaning

O you endowed with exceeding might, a charioteer should be conversant with season and place, with omens, and the expressions of emotions; as also with depression of spirits, exhilaration, and grief.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)