Chapter 17 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 17.10

सर्वेषु स हि धर्मात्मा वर्णानां कुरुते दयाम्। चतुर्णां हि वयःस्थानां तेन ते तमनुव्रताः॥

sarveṣu sa hi dharmātmā varṇānāṃ kurute dayām| caturṇāṃ hi vayaḥsthānāṃ tena te tamanuvratāḥ||

English Meaning

That righteous one showed mercy to all, old and young, of the four castes, and hence, they were all obedient to him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)