Chapter 109 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 109

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 109.11

उद्विजन्ते यथा सनिरादनृतवादिनः! धर्मः सत्यपरो लोके मूलं सर्वस्य चोच्यते॥

udvijante yathā sanirādanṛtavādinaḥ! dharmaḥ satyaparo loke mūlaṃ sarvasya cocyate||

English Meaning

Untruthful persons harass people as much as serpents. In this world virtue, which is said to be the root of everything, is itself established in truth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)