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)