Chapter 67 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 67.9

नाराजके जनपदे कारयन्ति सभां नराः। उद्यानानि च रम्याणि हृष्टाः पुण्यगृहाणि च॥

nārājake janapade kārayanti sabhāṃ narāḥ| udyānāni ca ramyāṇi hṛṣṭāḥ puṇyagṛhāṇi ca||

English Meaning

In a kingless country men do not form themselves into associations, nor do they, inspired with cheerfulness, make elegant gardens or sacred edifices.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)