Valmiki Ramayana 1.14.49
मणि रत्नम् सुवर्णम् वा गावो यद् वा समुद्यतम् ।तत् प्रयच्छ नरश्रेष्ट धरण्या न प्रयोजनम्॥
maṇi ratnam suvarṇam vā gāvo yad vā samudyatam |tat prayaccha naraśreṣṭa dharaṇyā na prayojanam ||
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