Chapter 59 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 59

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 59.48

धारणाद्धर्ममित्याहुर्धर्मेण विधृताः प्रजाः। यस्माद्धारयते सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्॥

dhāraṇāddharmamityāhurdharmeṇa vidhṛtāḥ prajāḥ| yasmāddhārayate sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram||

English Meaning

He is called Dharma because he hold all. It is Dharma (virtue) that uphold all mankind. It is by Dharma that the three worlds are being preserved.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)