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KISHKINDHAKANDA
 
सुग्रीवेण च मे सख्यं लक्ष्मणेन यथा तथा ।
दारराज्यनिमित्तं च निश्रेयसि रतः स मे ॥
 
With a
 
I have contracted friendship with
Sugriva, like unto Lakshmana.
view to regaining his wife and kingdom he
has decided to work for my welfare.
 
तदेभिः कारणैः सर्वैर्महद्भिर्धमसंहितैः ।
शासनं तव यद्युक्तं तद्भवाननुमन्यताम् ॥
 
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Therefore, on account of all these high
reasons, approved by dharma, punishment
was inflicted on you. You must agree that
it is so.
 
सर्वथा धर्म इत्येव द्रष्टव्यस्तव निग्रहः ॥
 
Your punishment should always be
looked upon as righteous under all cir-
cumstances.
 
शृणु चाप्यपरं भूयः कारणं हरिपुङ्गव ।
 
यच्छ्रुत्वा हेतुमद्वीर न मन्यु कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
 
O foremost of monkeys, hear again this
other reason, hearing which, O hero, it
behoves you not to become angry.