Chapter 52 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 52.6

कच्चित्ते कुशलं राजन् कच्चिद् धर्मेण रञ्जयन्। प्रजाः पालयसे राजन् राजवृत्तेन धार्मिक॥

kaccitte kuśalaṃ rājan kaccid dharmeṇa rañjayan| prajāḥ pālayase rājan rājavṛttena dhārmika||

English Meaning

O king, is it well with you? And, O king, do you rule your subjects pleasing them consistently with morality?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)