Chapter 104 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 104

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 104.19

उपयानापयाने च स्थानं प्रत्यपसर्पणम्। सर्वमेतद्रथस्थेन ज्ञेयं रथकुटुम्बिना॥

upayānāpayāne ca sthānaṃ pratyapasarpaṇam| sarvametadrathasthena jñeyaṃ rathakuṭumbinā||

English Meaning

And a charioteer mounted on a car, should know when to draw near an enemy, when to turn away from him when to stay; and when to turn round from before the foe-all these (he should know).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)