Chapter 29 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 29.5

गृहीतो वा न विज्ञातो भारोऽज्ञानस्य वाह्यते। ईदृशैः सचिवैर्युक्तो मूखैर्दिष्ट्या धराम्यहम्॥

gṛhīto vā na vijñāto bhāro'jñānasya vāhyate| īdṛśaiḥ sacivairyukto mūkhairdiṣṭyā dharāmyaham||

English Meaning

Or if you had appropriated the same, you have forgotten it afterwards;;and you bear the burden of ignorance. And it is owing to my good fortune that, having such stupid counsellors, I have as yet held my kingdom.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)