Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 111 Shloka 5
Original Shlokaइमा हि ते परिषद श्श्रेणयश्च द्विजास्तथा। एषु तात चरन्धर्मं नातिवर्ते: सतां गतिम्।।2.111.5।।
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English Translation
तात my child, इमाः these, परिषदः assembly of men, श्रेणयश्च guilds of merchants and others, तथा also, द्विजाः the twiceborn, ते हि are yours, एषु towards them, धर्मम् duty, चरन् while practising, सताम् of the virtuous, गतिम् path, नातिवर्तेः you will never swerve.
English Commentary
All these learned men, guilds of merchants and the twiceborn (brahmins) of this assembly are your men. By fulfilling your duty towards them, you will never swerve from the path of the virtuous.