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O wicked one, by carrying away that
noble Sita who is superior to Arundhati
and even Rohini, an unworthy act has
been commited by you.
 
YUDDHAKANDA
 
अवश्यमेव लभते फलं पापस्य कर्मणः ।
घोरं पर्यागते काले कर्ता नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥
 
The doer of every sinful act necessarily
gets the terrible fruit thereof when the
proper time comes round. There is no
doubt of this.
 
शुभक्वच्छूभमाप्नोति पापकृत् पापमश्नुते ।
विभीषणः सुख प्राप्तस्त्वं प्राप्तः पापमीदृशम् ॥
 
One who does good reaps good and one
who does evil reaps evil. Vibhishana has
won joy while you have reached this
wretched state.
 
न कुलेन न रूपेण न दाक्षिण्येन मैथिली ।
मयाऽधिका वा तुल्या वा त्वं तु मोहान्न बुध्यसे ॥
 
Neither by lineage, beauty nor sweet
disposition, is Maithili my superior or
even my equal. But on account of your
infatuation you did not know it.