Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.24

प्रकृत्या राक्षसो ह्येष भ्रातामित्रस्य वै प्रभो। आगतश्च रिपुः साक्षात्कथमस्मिंश्च विश्वसेत्॥

prakṛtyā rākṣaso hyeṣa bhrātāmitrasya vai prabho| āgataśca ripuḥ sākṣātkathamasmiṃśca viśvaset||

English Meaning

O lord, this man is a Rākşasa by birth and the brother of our foe and so is he our enemy, how can we trust him?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)