Chapter 67 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 67.22

नाराजके जनपदे नराः शास्त्रविशारदाः। संवदन्तोपतिष्ठन्ते वनेपूपवनेषु वा॥

nārājake janapade narāḥ śāstraviśāradāḥ| saṃvadantopatiṣṭhante vanepūpavaneṣu vā||

English Meaning

In a kingless country persons well versed in learning can not engage in controversy, repairing to woods and groves.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)