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THE RAMAYANA
एनां राघव दुर्वृत्तां यक्षीं परमदारुणाम् ।
गोब्रह्मणहितार्थाय जहि दुष्टपराक्रमाम् ।
O Raghava, for the welfare of cattle and
the Brahmins, kill this wicked Yakshi, who
is exceedingly cruel and does great
.mischief.
30
न हि ते स्त्रीवधकृते घृणा कार्या नरोत्तम ।
चातुर्वर्ण्य हितार्थाय कर्तव्यं राजसूनुना ॥
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.
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नृशंसमनृशंस वा प्रजारक्षणकारणात् ।
पातकं वा सदोषं वा कर्तव्यं रक्षता सदा ॥
राज्यभारनियुकानाम् एष धर्मस्लनातनः ॥
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.
एनां राघव दुर्वृत्तां यक्षीं परमदारुणाम् ।
गोब्रह्मणहितार्थाय जहि दुष्टपराक्रमाम् ।
O Raghava, for the welfare of cattle and
the Brahmins, kill this wicked Yakshi, who
is exceedingly cruel and does great
.mischief.
30
न हि ते स्त्रीवधकृते घृणा कार्या नरोत्तम ।
चातुर्वर्ण्य हितार्थाय कर्तव्यं राजसूनुना ॥
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.
-
नृशंसमनृशंस वा प्रजारक्षणकारणात् ।
पातकं वा सदोषं वा कर्तव्यं रक्षता सदा ॥
राज्यभारनियुकानाम् एष धर्मस्लनातनः ॥
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.