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)