Valmiki Ramayana 2.67.28: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 28
अयोध्यायां शोक-रात्रिः तथा अराजक-राष्ट्रस्य नीतिविचारः
The Night of Lamentation in Ayodhya and the Political Ethics of a Kingless Realm
नाराजके जनपदे चन्दनागरुरूषिताः।राजपुत्रा विराजन्ते वसन्त इव शाखिनः।।।।
nārājake janapade candanāgarurūṣitāḥ | rājaputrā virājante vasanta iva śākhinaḥ ||
ໃນແຜ່ນດິນທີ່ບໍ່ມີພະຣາຊາ ແມ່ນແຕ່ເຈົ້າຊາຍຜູ້ທາດ້ວຍຈັນທະນາ ແລະໄມ້ກະຫຼິ່ນອາກາຣຸ ກໍບໍ່ປາກົດສະຫງ່າງາມສະຫວ່າງໄສ—ດຸດດັ່ງຕົ້ນໄມ້ທີ່ບໍ່ມີຄວາມງາມເຫມືອນຍາມລະດູວະສັນ
In a country where there is no king, the princes, anointed with sandal paste and agaru, no longer look graceful like blosoming trees in spring time.
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Royal dignity is not mere ornament; it rests on rightful rule and responsibility. Without dharmic kingship, even princes lose their rightful radiance and purpose.
The counselors emphasize that leaderlessness diminishes the entire royal order, not just common life.
Legitimate authority joined to duty—splendor grounded in dharma rather than display.
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