Chapter 83 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 83

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 83.37

हर्षः कामश्च दर्पश्च धर्मः क्रोधः शमो दमः। अर्थादेतानि सर्वाणि प्रवर्तन्ते नराधिप॥

harṣaḥ kāmaśca darpaśca dharmaḥ krodhaḥ śamo damaḥ| arthādetāni sarvāṇi pravartante narādhipa||

English Meaning

O lord of men, cheerfulness, and desire, and pride, and piety, and anger, and self-restraint, and self-control, all these come from wealth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)