Chapter 107 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 107

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 107.12

पौरेषु यदि ते प्रीतिर्यदि स्नेहो ह्यनुत्तमः। सपुत्रदाराः काकुत्स्थ समं गच्छाम सत्पथम्॥

paureṣu yadi te prītiryadi sneho hyanuttamaḥ| saputradārāḥ kākutstha samaṃ gacchāma satpatham||

English Meaning

If you have any love or affection for the citizens do you permit them that they may follow your good path with their wives and children.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)