Padukasahasra 28.7

28.7

nātikrāmeccaraṇavahanātpādukā pādapīṭhaṃ yadvā''sannaṃ paramiha sadā bhāti rājāsanasya |
pūrvatraiva praṇihitamabhūddhanta rāmeṇa rājyaṃ śaṅke bharturbahumatipadaṃ vikrame sāhacaryam ||

From bearing the feet, the sandal should not surpass the footstool,
or, at best, it always shines close beside the royal throne in this world;
and yet, alas, the kingdom was placed by Rāma solely in the former!
I suspect that partnership in stride is an object of great regard to the master.