Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.59

न त्वस्यब्रुवतो जातु लक्ष्यते दुष्टभावता। प्रसन्न वदनं चापि तस्मान्मे नास्ति संशयः॥

na tvasyabruvato jātu lakṣyate duṣṭabhāvatā| prasanna vadanaṃ cāpi tasmānme nāsti saṃśayaḥ||

English Meaning

I did not however mark anything of his wickedness while he spoke; rather I did observe signs of gladness on his countenance. So I do not suspect him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)