Chapter 63 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 63.16

तान्भर्ता मित्रसंकाशानमित्रान्मन्त्रनिर्मये। व्यवहारेण जानीयात्सचिवानुपसंहितान्॥

tānbhartā mitrasaṃkāśānamitrānmantranirmaye| vyavahāreṇa jānīyātsacivānupasaṃhitān||

English Meaning

Their lords, at the hour of consultation, by their behaviour should know these counsellorsenemies in the guise of friends-who have been won over (by the opposite party).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)