Valmiki Ramayana 3.41.14
स्वामिना प्रतिकूलेन प्रजाः तीक्ष्णेन रावण ।रक्ष्यमाणा न वर्धन्ते मेषा गोमायुना यथा॥
svāminā pratikūlena prajāḥ tīkṣṇena rāvaṇa |rakṣyamāṇā na vardhante meṣā gomāyunā yathā ||
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