Chapter 17 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 17.5

यथा स्म पोषिताः पित्रा यथा सर्वैः पितामहैः। ततः सुखतरं सर्वे रामे वत्स्याम राजनि॥

yathā sma poṣitāḥ pitrā yathā sarvaiḥ pitāmahaiḥ| tataḥ sukhataraṃ sarve rāme vatsyāma rājani||

English Meaning

You taking the reins of government we shall live more happily than what we were under your ancestors.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)