Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of DaśarathaText 2.67.22
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of Daśaratha
Text 2.67.22
नाराजके जनपदे वणिजो दूरगामिनः।
गच्छन्ति क्षेममध्वानं बहुपण्यसमाचिताः॥
nārājake janapade vaṇijo dūragāminaḥ
gacchanti kṣemam adhvānaṁ bahu-paṇya-samācitāḥ
na = cannot; arājake = without a bona fide king; janapade = in a land; vaṇijaḥ = merchants; dūragāminaḥ gacchanti = travel long distances; kṣemam adhvānam = safely; bahu-paṇya-samācitāḥ = with several cartloads of goods 3.
In a land without a bona fide king, merchants cannot safely travel long distances with several cartloads of goods.