Chapter 29 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 29.15

चारेण विदितः शत्रुः पण्डितैर्वसुधाधिपैः। युद्धे स्वल्पेन यत्नेन समासाद्य निरस्यते।२१।।

cāreṇa viditaḥ śatruḥ paṇḍitairvasudhādhipaiḥ| yuddhe svalpena yatnena samāsādya nirasyate|21||

English Meaning

The wise king that gathers (a knowledge of) his enemy through spies, can, putting forth a modicum of effort in conflict, neutralise (his exertions).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)