Chapter 33 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 33.10

यस्मात् पश्यन्ति दूरस्थान् सर्वानर्थान् नराधिपाः। चारेण तस्मादुच्यन्ते राजानो दीर्घचक्षुषः॥

yasmāt paśyanti dūrasthān sarvānarthān narādhipāḥ| cāreṇa tasmāducyante rājāno dīrghacakṣuṣaḥ||

English Meaning

It is because kings know distant dangers through spies, therefore they are styled farsighted.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)