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THE RAMAYANA
मूलघातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवाद्वि
Wise men like you do not engage in
courses which are opposed to righteous-
ness, which involve many dangers and
which will destroy them at the very root.
तत् त्रिकालहितं वाक्यं धर्म्यमर्थानुबन्धि च ।
मन्यस्व नरदेवाय जानकी प्रतिदीयताम् ॥
Therefore pay heed to my advice which
will secure your welfare in the past, pre-
sent and future, which is based on dharma
and which follows the Sastra. Give back
Sita to Rama, the best of men.'
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वानरस्य महात्मनः ।
आज्ञापयद्वधं तस्य रावणः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः ॥
Hearing those words of the high-soul-
ed monkey, Ravana, beside himself with
anger, ordered his killing.
वधे तस्य समाज्ञप्ते रावणेन दुरात्मना ।
निवेदितवतो दौत्यं नानुमेने विभीषणः ॥