Chapter 1 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 1.9

ते वयं भवता रक्ष्या भवद्विषयवासिनः। नगरस्थो वनस्थो वा त्वं नो राजा जनेश्वरः॥

te vayaṃ bhavatā rakṣyā bhavadviṣayavāsinaḥ| nagarastho vanastho vā tvaṃ no rājā janeśvaraḥ||

English Meaning

And we, being in your dominions, ought to be protected by you. Whether living in the city or in the woods, you, lord of men, are our sovereign.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)