Chapter 67 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 67.13

नाराजके जनपदे तूद्यानानि समागताः। सायाह्ने क्रीडितुं यान्ति कुमार्यो हेमभूषिताः॥

nārājake janapade tūdyānāni samāgatāḥ| sāyāhne krīḍituṃ yānti kumāryo hemabhūṣitāḥ||

English Meaning

In a kingless country, bevies of virgins decked in gold do not repair to gardens for purposes of sport.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)