Chapter 40 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 40.6

व्यसनी वा समृद्धो वा गतिरेष तवानघ। एष लोके सतां धर्मो यज्ज्येष्ठवशगो भवेत्॥

vyasanī vā samṛddho vā gatireṣa tavānagha| eṣa loke satāṃ dharmo yajjyeṣṭhavaśago bhavet||

English Meaning

O sinless one, whether in prosperity or in adversity, even this one is your way. That a younger brother should follow his elder is in this world the duty of the righteous.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)