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THE RAMAYANA
This alone may be done by Kshattriya
warriors with their bow-the protection of
those who practise penance
when they
are harassed.
क्व च शस्त्रं क्व च वनं क्व च क्षात्रं तपः क्व च ।
व्याविद्धमिदमस्माभिर्देशधर्मस्तु पूज्यताम् ॥
Where is a weapon and where the
forest? Where is the duty of a Kshattriya and
where penance ? These are opposed
to
each other. Let us therefore honour the
law of the place (where we live).
धर्मादर्थः प्रभवति धर्मात् प्रभवते सुखम् ।
धर्मेण लभते सर्व धर्मसारमिदं जगत् ॥
Out of righteousness springs wealth.
Out of righteousness springs happiness.
Through righteousness one obtains every-
thing. This world has righteousness as
its essence."
वाक्यमेतत्तु वैदेह्या व्याहृतं भर्तृभक्तया ।
श्रुत्वा धर्मे स्थितो रामः प्रत्युवाचाथ मैथिलीम् ॥
Hearing those words uttered by Sita
who was devoted to her loid, Rama
rooted in righteousness, replied to Sita thus:
THE RAMAYANA
This alone may be done by Kshattriya
warriors with their bow-the protection of
those who practise penance
when they
are harassed.
क्व च शस्त्रं क्व च वनं क्व च क्षात्रं तपः क्व च ।
व्याविद्धमिदमस्माभिर्देशधर्मस्तु पूज्यताम् ॥
Where is a weapon and where the
forest? Where is the duty of a Kshattriya and
where penance ? These are opposed
to
each other. Let us therefore honour the
law of the place (where we live).
धर्मादर्थः प्रभवति धर्मात् प्रभवते सुखम् ।
धर्मेण लभते सर्व धर्मसारमिदं जगत् ॥
Out of righteousness springs wealth.
Out of righteousness springs happiness.
Through righteousness one obtains every-
thing. This world has righteousness as
its essence."
वाक्यमेतत्तु वैदेह्या व्याहृतं भर्तृभक्तया ।
श्रुत्वा धर्मे स्थितो रामः प्रत्युवाचाथ मैथिलीम् ॥
Hearing those words uttered by Sita
who was devoted to her loid, Rama
rooted in righteousness, replied to Sita thus: