Chapter 105 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 105.6

सुजीवं नित्यशस्तस्य यः परैरुपजीव्यते। राम तेन तु दुर्जीवं यः परानुपजीवति॥

sujīvaṃ nityaśastasya yaḥ parairupajīvyate| rāma tena tu durjīvaṃ yaḥ parānupajīvati||

English Meaning

O Rāma, ever happy is the life of him that others depend upon for subsistence: unhappy is the life of the person that depends upon others for support.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)