Chapter 67 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 67.20

नाराजके जनपदे योगक्षेमः प्रवर्तते। न चाप्यराजके सेना शत्रून् विषहते युधि॥

nārājake janapade yogakṣemaḥ pravartate| na cāpyarājake senā śatrūn viṣahate yudhi||

English Meaning

In a kingless country, one cannot protect what one has, or procure what one has not. In a kingless country, the forces cannot bear the onslaught of the foe.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)