Chapter 67 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 67.7

नाराजके जनपदे बीजमुष्टिः प्रकीर्यते। अराजके पितुः पुत्रो भार्या वा वर्तते वशे॥

nārājake janapade bījamuṣṭiḥ prakīryate| arājake pituḥ putro bhāryā vā vartate vaśe||

English Meaning

In a kingless kingdom no one sows corn. In a kingless kingdom the son does not obey his sire, or the wife her husband.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)