Chapter 9 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 9.25

धर्मादर्थः प्रभवति धर्मात् प्रभवते सुखम्। धमेण लभते सर्वं धर्मसारमिदं जगत्॥

dharmādarthaḥ prabhavati dharmāt prabhavate sukham| dhameṇa labhate sarvaṃ dharmasāramidaṃ jagat||

English Meaning

Interest springs from righteousness; and happiness also results therefrom. One attains everything through righteousness, in this world the only substantial thing.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)