Chapter 109 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 109

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 109.12

सत्यमेवेश्वरो लोके सत्ये धर्मः सदाश्रितः। सत्यमूलानि सर्वाणि सत्यानास्ति परं पदम्॥

satyameveśvaro loke satye dharmaḥ sadāśritaḥ| satyamūlāni sarvāṇi satyānāsti paraṃ padam||

English Meaning

In this world, truth is the Lord; in truth is established righteousness. Everything has truth for its basis. No condition is superior to truth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)