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THE RAMAYANA
अहं हि पुरुषव्याघ्रावपश्यन् रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
केन शक्तिप्रभावेन राज्यं रक्षितुमुत्सहे ॥
Without seeing these two
best of men,
Rama and Lakshmana, by virtue of what
power shall I be able to protect this
kingdom?
अथवा मे भवेच्छक्तिर्योगैर्बुद्धिबलेन वा ।
सकामां न करिष्यामि त्वामहं पुत्रगर्द्धिनीम् ॥
Or else, I may even get that power
through austerities or through the force of
my intellect.
But I will not bring about
who are ambitious
satisfaction for you,
for your son.
न मे विकाङ्क्षा जायेत त्यक्तुं त्वां पापनिश्चयाम् ।
यदि रामस्य नापेक्षा त्वयि स्यान्मातृवत् सदा ॥
But for Rama's love for you as for
mother, I should feel no aversion to abandon
you, bent on cruelty.
राज्याशस्व कैकेय नृशंसे दुष्टचारिणि ।
परित्यक्ता च धर्मेण मा मृतं रुदती भव ॥
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THE RAMAYANA
अहं हि पुरुषव्याघ्रावपश्यन् रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
केन शक्तिप्रभावेन राज्यं रक्षितुमुत्सहे ॥
Without seeing these two
best of men,
Rama and Lakshmana, by virtue of what
power shall I be able to protect this
kingdom?
अथवा मे भवेच्छक्तिर्योगैर्बुद्धिबलेन वा ।
सकामां न करिष्यामि त्वामहं पुत्रगर्द्धिनीम् ॥
Or else, I may even get that power
through austerities or through the force of
my intellect.
But I will not bring about
who are ambitious
satisfaction for you,
for your son.
न मे विकाङ्क्षा जायेत त्यक्तुं त्वां पापनिश्चयाम् ।
यदि रामस्य नापेक्षा त्वयि स्यान्मातृवत् सदा ॥
But for Rama's love for you as for
mother, I should feel no aversion to abandon
you, bent on cruelty.
राज्याशस्व कैकेय नृशंसे दुष्टचारिणि ।
परित्यक्ता च धर्मेण मा मृतं रुदती भव ॥
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