Chapter 35 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 35

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 35.9

रामो भामिनि लोकस्य चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य रक्षिता। मर्यादानां च लोकस्य कर्ता कारयिता च सः॥

rāmo bhāmini lokasya cāturvarṇyasya rakṣitā| maryādānāṃ ca lokasya kartā kārayitā ca saḥ||

English Meaning

O dame, he upholds the dignity of the people of four-castes— he confers honours on the people and preserves them.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)