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THE RAMAYANA
therefore to go where Tataka's forest lies.
एनां राघव दुर्वृत्तां यक्षीं परमदारुणाम् ।
गोब्राह्मणहितार्थाय जहि दुष्टपराक्रमाम् ॥
O Raghava, for the welfare of cattle and
the Brahmins, kill this wicked Yakshi, who
is exceedingly cruel and
does great
mischief.
न हि ते त्रीवधकृते घृणा कार्या नरोत्तम ।
चातुर्वर्ण्यहितार्थाय कर्तव्यं राजसू नुना ॥
O best of men! you should not indulge
in pity on account of woman-slaughter,
For the welfare of the four castes, it must
be done by a king's son.
नृशंसमनृशंसं वा प्रजारक्षण कारणात् ।
पातकं वा सदोषं वा कर्तव्यं रक्षता सदा ।
राज्यभारनियुक्तानाम् एष धर्मस्सनातनः ॥
Cruel or gentle, sinful or slightly blame-
worthy, the necessary deed must be done
by the protector in defence of his subjects.
This is the eternal obligation of those who
have been invested with the burden of
administration.
THE RAMAYANA
therefore to go where Tataka's forest lies.
एनां राघव दुर्वृत्तां यक्षीं परमदारुणाम् ।
गोब्राह्मणहितार्थाय जहि दुष्टपराक्रमाम् ॥
O Raghava, for the welfare of cattle and
the Brahmins, kill this wicked Yakshi, who
is exceedingly cruel and
does great
mischief.
न हि ते त्रीवधकृते घृणा कार्या नरोत्तम ।
चातुर्वर्ण्यहितार्थाय कर्तव्यं राजसू नुना ॥
O best of men! you should not indulge
in pity on account of woman-slaughter,
For the welfare of the four castes, it must
be done by a king's son.
नृशंसमनृशंसं वा प्रजारक्षण कारणात् ।
पातकं वा सदोषं वा कर्तव्यं रक्षता सदा ।
राज्यभारनियुक्तानाम् एष धर्मस्सनातनः ॥
Cruel or gentle, sinful or slightly blame-
worthy, the necessary deed must be done
by the protector in defence of his subjects.
This is the eternal obligation of those who
have been invested with the burden of
administration.