Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of DaśarathaText 2.67.18
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of Daśaratha
Text 2.67.18
नाराजके जनपदे वाहनैः शीघ्रगामिभिः।
नरा निर्यान्त्यरण्यानि नारीभिः सह कामिनः॥
nārājake janapade vāhanaiḥ śīghragāmibhiḥ
narā niryānty araṇyāni nārībhiḥ saha kāminaḥ
na = do not; arājake = devoid of a bona fide king; janapade = in a place; vāhanaiḥ śīghragāmibhiḥ = on quick vehicles; narāḥ = men; niryānti = go; araṇyāni = to forests; nārībhiḥ saha = with their wives; kāminaḥ = passionate.
In a place devoid of a bona fide king, passionate men do not go with their wives to forests on quick vehicles.
They don’t go out in fear of ridicule.