Chapter 12 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 12.20

अथवा कपिनैकेन कृतं नः कदनं महत्॥ दुर्जेयाः कार्यगतयो ब्रूत यस्य यथामति। मानुषानो भयं नास्ति तथापि तु विमृश्यताम्॥

athavā kapinaikena kṛtaṃ naḥ kadanaṃ mahat|| durjeyāḥ kāryagatayo brūta yasya yathāmati| mānuṣāno bhayaṃ nāsti tathāpi tu vimṛśyatām||

English Meaning

On the other hand, a single monkey has troubled us grievously. Hard it is therefore to understand the course of events. Do you act, each as he thinks proper, And although no fear come from mortals, yet you should deliberate (as to what you should do).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)