Chapter 101 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 101

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 101.16

वयमस्य यथा लोके संख्याताः सौम्य साधुभिः। भार्याः पुत्राश्च शिष्याश्च त्वमपि ज्ञातुमर्हसि॥

vayamasya yathā loke saṃkhyātāḥ saumya sādhubhiḥ| bhāryāḥ putrāśca śiṣyāśca tvamapi jñātumarhasi||

English Meaning

And this also you should learn that wives, sons and disciples should always be obedient as has been held by the emancipated ones.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)