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चपलश्चपलैस्सार्धं वानरैरकृतात्मभिः । जात्यन्ध इव जात्यन्धैर्मन्त्रयन् प्रेक्षसे नु किम् ॥ ४-१८-१६
'You are fickle by nature. Your consultants are frivolous, pettyminded monkeys. It is like one born blind suppporting another blind by birth. What do you know ( about dharma )? [4-18-16]
english translation
अहं तु व्यक्ततामस्य वचनस्य ब्रवीमि ते । न हि मां केवलं रोषात्त्वं विगर्हितुमर्हसि ॥ ४-१८-१७
'I shall explain to you clearly ( the reason for striking you down ). It is not proper for you to despise me with mere anger and malice. [4-18-17]
english translation
तदेतत्कारणं पश्य यदर्थं त्वं मया हतः । भ्रातुर्वर्तसि भार्यायां त्यक्त्वा धर्मं सनातनम् ॥ ४-१८-१८
'Now know the reason why I struck you down. Having abandoned the eternal law, you are living with your younger brother's wife. [4-18-18]
english translation
अस्य त्वं धरमाणस्य सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः । रुमायां वर्तसे कामात्स्नुषायां पापकर्मकृत् ॥ ४-१८-१९
'You are a sinner, since you live with Ruma, who is your virtual daughter-in-law, when the great self Sugriva is alive. ( A younger brother is like a son and his wife, a daughter-in-law ). [4-18-19]
english translation
तद्व्यतीतस्य ते धर्मात्कामवृत्तस्य वानर । भ्रातृभार्यावमर्शेऽस्मिन्दण्डोऽयं प्रतिपादितः ॥ ४-१८-२०
'O monkey since you have violated morality by sinning against your brother's wife, this punishment is justified. [4-18-20]
english translation