Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.57

पृच्छयमानो विशङ्केत सहसा बुद्धिमान्वचः। तत्र मित्रं प्रदुष्येत मिथ्या पृष्टं सुखागतम्॥

pṛcchayamāno viśaṅketa sahasā buddhimānvacaḥ| tatra mitraṃ praduṣyeta mithyā pṛṣṭaṃ sukhāgatam||

English Meaning

An intelligent man, when questioned by any suddenly, suspects many things. And if the newcomer be a friend and has come here for his own happiness, how greatly shall his mind be changed by such a course?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)