Chapter 26 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 26.13

न त्वां प्रकृतयः सर्वा श्रेणीमुख्याश्च भूषिताः। अनुव्रजितुमिच्छन्ति पौरजानपदास्तथा॥

na tvāṃ prakṛtayaḥ sarvā śreṇīmukhyāśca bhūṣitāḥ| anuvrajitumicchanti paurajānapadāstathā||

English Meaning

Why are not your subjects, citizens urbans, and leading members of society dressed and adorned, willing to follow you?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)