Chapter 63 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 63.11

हितानुबन्धमालोक्य कुर्यात्कार्यमिहात्मनः। राजा सहार्थतत्त्वज्ञैः सचिवैर्बुद्धिजीविभिः॥

hitānubandhamālokya kuryātkāryamihātmanaḥ| rājā sahārthatattvajñaiḥ sacivairbuddhijīvibhiḥ||

English Meaning

Perceiving the fair fruit (of a line of action) accruing to him here, a king should act in consultation with counsellors endowed with intelligence and versed in the import of things.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)