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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.31.19

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 31: Śūrpaṇakhā rebukes Rāvaṇa. She exposes his ignorance of Janasthāna’s destruction and warns that pleasure, failed intelligence and neglect will cost him his Kingdom

In the sequence: she contrasts him with a vigilant, self-controlled King who remains alert through good policy even while asleep

3.31.19

apramattaś ca yo rājā sarvajño vijitendriyaḥ
kṛtajño dharmaśīlaś ca sa rājā tiṣṭhate ciram

The king who is vigilant, all-knowing, master of his senses, grateful, and of righteous conduct, that king endures long.

Words: apramattaś ca — and vigilant; yo — who; rājā — king; sarvajño — all-knowing; vijitendriyaḥ — having conquered his senses; kṛtajño — grateful; dharmaśīlaś ca — and of righteous conduct; sa rājā — that king; tiṣṭhate — stands, endures; ciram — long

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.