Chapter 100 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 100.14

मन्त्री विजयमूलं हि राज्ञां भवति राघव। सुसंवृतो मन्त्रिधुरैरमात्यैः शास्त्रकोविदैः॥

mantrī vijayamūlaṃ hi rājñāṃ bhavati rāghava| susaṃvṛto mantridhurairamātyaiḥ śāstrakovidaiḥ||

English Meaning

O descendant of Raghu, counsel well kept by clever councillors versed in lore, is the root of victory with kings.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)