Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.31

सुहृदामर्थकृच्छ्रेषु युक्तं बुद्धिमता सदा। समर्थेनोपसंदेष्टुं शाश्वतीं भूतिमिच्छता॥

suhṛdāmarthakṛcchreṣu yuktaṃ buddhimatā sadā| samarthenopasaṃdeṣṭuṃ śāśvatīṃ bhūtimicchatā||

English Meaning

It behove him, who desires for perpetual wealth, and is intelligent and capable of giving sound counsels, to advise his friends in difficult matters.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)