Valmiki Ramayana Sundara Kanda Sarga 68 Shloka 22
Original Shlokaअहं तावदिह प्राप्तः किं पुनस्ते महाबलाः। न हि प्रकृष्टाः प्रेत्यन्ते प्रेष्यन्ते हीतरे जनाः।।5.68.22।।
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English Translation
अहं तावत् therefore I, इह here, अनुप्राप्तः have come, महाबलाः highly powerful ones, ते they, किं पुनः why to say again, प्रकृष्टाः superior, न प्रेत्यन्ते हि indeed do not send, इतरे others, जनाः people, प्रेष्यन्ते हि will send.
English Commentary
'When I could come here, what to speak of the mightier monkeys?, People do not send the superior ones on errand, but send only the juniors.