Chapter 8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 8.22

नहि राज्ञः सुताः सर्वे राज्ये तिष्ठन्ति भामिनि। स्थाप्यमानेषु सर्वेषु सुमहाननयो भवेत्॥

nahi rājñaḥ sutāḥ sarve rājye tiṣṭhanti bhāmini| sthāpyamāneṣu sarveṣu sumahānanayo bhavet||

English Meaning

O emotional one, surely all the sons of the king do not obtain the kingdom. And if all were placed on the throne, mighty would be the disturbance therefrom.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)