Chapter 112 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 112.11

रक्षितं सुमहद् राज्यमहमेकस्तु नोत्सहे। पौरजानपदांश्चापि रक्तान् रञ्जयितुं तदा॥

rakṣitaṃ sumahad rājyamahamekastu notsahe| paurajānapadāṃścāpi raktān rañjayituṃ tadā||

English Meaning

I do not venture to govern this vast kingdom alone, or please the citizens and the inhabitants of the provinces attached to you.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)