Chapter 100 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 100.21

सहस्राण्यपि मूर्खाणां यधुपास्ते महीपतिः। अथवाप्ययुतान्येव नास्ति तेषु सहायता॥

sahasrāṇyapi mūrkhāṇāṃ yadhupāste mahīpatiḥ| athavāpyayutānyeva nāsti teṣu sahāyatā||

English Meaning

And although a king might be surrounded by a thousand or ten thousand fools, yet he can count upon no assistance (at their hands).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)