Chapter 67 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 67.21

नाराजके जनपदे हृष्टैः परमवाजिभिः। नराः संयान्ति सहसा रथैश्च प्रतिमण्डिताः॥

nārājake janapade hṛṣṭaiḥ paramavājibhiḥ| narāḥ saṃyānti sahasā rathaiśca pratimaṇḍitāḥ||

English Meaning

In a kingless country men cannot at will go on excellent and high-mettled horses and ornamented cars.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)