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)