Verse 28·VR 2.67.28
न अराजके जनपदे चन्दनागुरुरूषिताः | राजपुत्रा विराजन्ते वसन्त इव शाखिनः || २-६७-२८
yathaa hi anudakaa nadyo yathaa vaa api atR^iNam vanam | agopaalaa yathaa gaavaH tathaa raaShTram araajakam || 2-67-29
Translation
"In a rulerless land, royal princes smeared with paste of sandal and aloe-wood do not figure brilliantly like trees in a spring time."
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Chapter context
67
Brahmins Urge Vasishta to Select a Youth to be the King
37 verses · Verse 28 of 37
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