Chapter 8 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 8.11

इदं ममापरं वाक्यं शृणु राजन्यदीच्छसि। उपायकुशलो ह्येव जयेच्छवूनतन्द्रितः॥

idaṃ mamāparaṃ vākyaṃ śṛṇu rājanyadīcchasi| upāyakuśalo hyeva jayecchavūnatandritaḥ||

English Meaning

O monarch, if you are minded, hear this other word of mine! Verily he that is fertile in resources and ever ready, compass success.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)