Chapter 6 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 6

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 6.13

अन्योन्यमतिमास्थाय यत्र संप्रतिभाष्यते। न चैकमत्ये श्रेयोऽस्ति मन्त्रः सोऽधम उच्यते॥

anyonyamatimāsthāya yatra saṃpratibhāṣyate| na caikamatye śreyo'sti mantraḥ so'dhama ucyate||

English Meaning

That one is the worst in which the counsellors differ from each other and agree a little in the long run, with no good result.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)