Chapter 22 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 22.17

पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्च राघव। स्वभादे सौम्य तिष्ठन्ति शाश्वतं मार्गमाश्रिताः॥

pṛthivī vāyurākāśamāpo jyotiśca rāghava| svabhāde saumya tiṣṭhanti śāśvataṃ mārgamāśritāḥ||

English Meaning

O Rāghava, earth, air, sky, water and light, these, O mild one, retaining their eternal course, maintain their (respective) nature.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)