Chapter 63 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 63.21

मान्यो गुरुरवाचार्यः किं मां त्वमनुशाससे। किमेवं वाक्श्रमं कृत्वा यद्युक्तं तद्विधीयताम्॥

mānyo gururavācāryaḥ kiṃ māṃ tvamanuśāsase| kimevaṃ vākśramaṃ kṛtvā yadyuktaṃ tadvidhīyatām||

English Meaning

I am worthy of being honoured by you, like your superior. What needs this verbal travail? Do you what is fit.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)