Chapter 67 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 67.18

नाराजके जनपदे वणिजो दूरगामिनः। गच्छन्ति क्षेममध्वानं बहुपण्यसमाचिताः॥

nārājake janapade vaṇijo dūragāminaḥ| gacchanti kṣemamadhvānaṃ bahupaṇyasamācitāḥ||

English Meaning

In a kingless country traders coming from distant lands, loaded with various kinds of merchandise, do not with safety go along the roads.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)