Chapter 7 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 7.16

अवेक्ष्यमाणश्चारेण प्रजा धर्मेण रक्षयन्। प्रजानां पालनं कुर्वनधर्म परिवर्जयन्॥

avekṣyamāṇaścāreṇa prajā dharmeṇa rakṣayan| prajānāṃ pālanaṃ kurvanadharma parivarjayan||

English Meaning

And gathering intelligence by means of spies, and righteously protecting the subjects, and preserving the people, and not sacrificing his duties.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)