Chapter 98 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 98

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 98.9

यावन्न राज्ये राज्याहः पितृपैतामहे स्थितः। अभिषिक्तो जलक्लिन्नो न मे शान्तिर्भविष्यति॥

yāvanna rājye rājyāhaḥ pitṛpaitāmahe sthitaḥ| abhiṣikto jalaklinno na me śāntirbhaviṣyati||

English Meaning

So long as established in the kingdom of his father and grandfather, that one worthy of the monarchy is not sprinkled with the water on installation, I shall not attain peace of mind.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)