Chapter 2 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 2.13

यत्तु कार्यं मनुष्येण शौटीर्यमवलम्ब्यताम्। तदलंकरणायैव कर्तुर्भवति सत्वरम्॥

yattu kāryaṃ manuṣyeṇa śauṭīryamavalambyatām| tadalaṃkaraṇāyaiva karturbhavati satvaram||

English Meaning

Do you do even what should be done by a man-summon your manliness; for what an actor does promptly, conduce to his success.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)