
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 3, Verse 41
Ramayana 2.3.41
कामतस्त्वं प्रकृत्यैव विनीतो गुणवानसि।।।।गुणवत्यपि तु स्नेहात्पुत्र वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।
kāmatas tvaṁ prakṛtyaiva vinīto guṇavān asi | guṇavaty api tu snehāt putra vakṣyāmi te hitam ||
Truly, by your very nature you are courteous and endowed with virtues; yet, my son, even to one so virtuous I will speak what is beneficial to you—out of affection.