
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 63, Verse 7
Ramayana 2.63.7
गुरुलाघवमर्थानामारम्भे कर्मणां फलम्।दोषं वा यो न जानाति न बाल इति होच्यते।।2.63.7।।
gurulāghavam arthānām ārambhe karmaṇāṃ phalam | doṣaṃ vā yo na jānāti na bāla iti hocyate || 2.63.7 ||
He is not called a mere child who, at the very outset of actions, understands the relative weight of outcomes—whether benefit or fault.