Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.37

शत्रोः सकाशात्संप्राप्तः सर्वथा तय॑ एव हि। विश्वासनीयः सहसा न कर्तव्यो विभीषणः॥

śatroḥ sakāśātsaṃprāptaḥ sarvathā taya̭ eva hi| viśvāsanīyaḥ sahasā na kartavyo vibhīṣaṇaḥ||

English Meaning

We should always suspect him since he has come from the side of our enemies, and should not, all on a sudden, place confidence in him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)