Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of DaśarathaText 2.67.25
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of Daśaratha
Text 2.67.25
नाराजके जनपदे हृष्टैः परमवाजिभिः।
नराः संयान्ति सहसा रथैश्च परिमण्डिताः॥
nārājake janapade hṛṣṭaiḥ parama-vājibhiḥ
narāḥ saṁyānti sahasā rathaiś ca parimaṇḍitāḥ
na = cannot; arājake = without a genuine king; janapade = in a land; hṛṣṭaiḥ = with delighted; parama-vājibhiḥ = excellent horses; narāḥ = men; saṁyānti = travel; sahasā = quickly; rathaiḥ ca = on chariots; parimaṇḍitāḥ = decorated.
In a land without a genuine king, decorated men cannot quickly travel on chariots with delighted, excellent horses.