Chapter 67 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 67.14

नाराजके जनपदे धनवन्तः सुरक्षिताः। शेरते विवृतद्वाराः कृषिगोरक्षजीविनः॥

nārājake janapade dhanavantaḥ surakṣitāḥ| śerate vivṛtadvārāḥ kṛṣigorakṣajīvinaḥ||

English Meaning

In a kingless country, the wealthy are not well protected; nor do shepherds and cultivators sleep with their doors open.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)