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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.35.21

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 35: Mārīca’s warning. He corrects Rāvaṇa’s account of Rāma’s exile, praises Rāma’s character and urges consultation before a plan that could destroy Laṅkā

In the sequence: he urges consultation with Vibhīṣaṇa and the other ministers, and an honest comparison of their own strength with Rāma's → he begins further counsel based on personal experience.

3.35.21

sa sarvaiḥ sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ vibhīṣaṇapuraskṛtaiḥ
mantrayitvā tu dharmiṣṭhaiḥ kṛtvā niścayam ātmanaḥ

Having taken counsel with all your ministers—most righteous men led by Vibhīṣaṇa—and having made your own decision,

Words: sa — he (you); sarvaiḥ sacivaiḥ — with all the ministers; sārdhaṃ — together with; vibhīṣaṇapuraskṛtaiḥ — led by Vibhīṣaṇa; mantrayitvā — having consulted, taken counsel; tu — indeed; dharmiṣṭhaiḥ — most righteous; kṛtvā — having made; niścayam — decision, resolve; ātmanaḥ — your own

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.