Chapter 52 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 52.62

अप्रमतो बले कोशे दुर्गे जनपदे तथा। भवेथा गुह राज्यं हि दुरारक्षतमं मतम् ॥

apramato bale kośe durge janapade tathā| bhavethā guha rājyaṃ hi durārakṣatamaṃ matam ||

English Meaning

Do you, my friend, vigilantly protect the army, the exchequer, the fort and the provinces; for a kingdom demands all the exertions (of the king thereof).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)