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कृतमस्या भवेत्कार्यं कन्याया भृगुनन्दन । वाक्यं सत्यं च ते वीर भविष्यति कृतं विभो॥५-१७७-११॥
O descendant of Bhṛgu, the matter concerning this maiden must be brought to completion. Your word, O hero—being truthful—shall be fulfilled, O mighty one.
english translation
इयं चापि प्रतिज्ञा ते तदा राम महामुने । जित्वा वै क्षत्रियान्सर्वान्ब्राह्मणेषु प्रतिश्रुतम्॥५-१७७-१२॥
And this, too, was your vow at that time, O Rāma, great sage: having overcome all kṣatriyas, you made a solemn declaration among the brāhmaṇas.
english translation
ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रश्चैव रणे यदि । ब्रह्मद्विड्भविता तं वै हनिष्यामीति भार्गव॥५-१७७-१३॥
Whether brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, or śūdra—if, in battle, one becomes hostile to brahman, the sacred order and learning—then, O Bhārgava, you had declared: “I will strike him down.”
english translation
शरणं हि प्रपन्नानां भीतानां जीवितार्थिनाम् । न शक्ष्यामि परित्यागं कर्तुं जीवन्कथंचन॥५-१७७-१४॥
For those who have sought refuge—fearful and seeking the preservation of life—I cannot, while I live, bring myself to abandon them under any circumstance.
english translation
यश्च क्षत्रं रणे कृत्स्नं विजेष्यति समागतम् । दृप्तात्मानमहं तं च हनिष्यामीति भार्गव॥५-१७७-१५॥
And whoever, in battle, would defeat the entire assembled kṣatriya order—if he acts in arrogant self-assertion—you had declared, O Bhārgava: “I will strike him down.”
english translation