Valmiki Ramayana 3.33.19
उपभुक्तम् यथा वासः स्रजो वा मृदिता यथा ।एवम् राज्यात् परिभ्रष्टः समर्थो अपि निरर्थकः॥
upabhuktam yathā vāsaḥ srajo vā mṛditā yathā |evam rājyāt paribhraṣṭaḥ samartho api nirarthakaḥ ||
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