Ramayana

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न हि धर्मविरुद्धस्य लोकवृत्तादपेयुषः । दण्डादन्यत्र पश्यामि निग्रहं हरियूथप ॥ ४-१८-२१

'O lord of monkeys I do not see any other way of controlling a person excepting punishing the one who has acted against dharma and swerved from the accepted code of conduct. ॥ 4-18-21॥

english translation

na hi dharmaviruddhasya lokavRttAdapeyuSaH । daNDAdanyatra pazyAmi nigrahaM hariyUthapa ॥ 4-18-21

hk transliteration by Sanscript

न हि ते मर्षये पापं क्षत्रियोऽहं कुलोद्भवः । औरसीं भगिनीं वापि भार्यां वाप्यनुजस्य यः ॥ ४-१८-२२

'I am a kshatriya born of a good family. I will not pardon you for your sin. Whosoever transgresses dharma against his own daughter, sister or brother's wife . - ॥ 4-18-22॥

english translation

na hi te marSaye pApaM kSatriyo'haM kulodbhavaH । aurasIM bhaginIM vApi bhAryAM vApyanujasya yaH ॥ 4-18-22

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रचरेत नरः कामात्तस्य दण्डो वधः स्मृतः । भरतस्तु महीपालो वयं त्वादेशवर्तिनः ॥ ४-१८-२३

- out of lust should be punished and killed according to smriti. Bharata is a king and we follow his command. ॥ 4-18-23॥

english translation

pracareta naraH kAmAttasya daNDo vadhaH smRtaH । bharatastu mahIpAlo vayaM tvAdezavartinaH ॥ 4-18-23

hk transliteration by Sanscript

त्वं तु धर्मादतिक्रान्तः कथं शक्यं उपेक्षितुम् । गुरूर्धर्मव्यतिक्रान्तं प्राज्ञो धर्मेण पालयन् ॥ ४-१८-२४

'How can you, who have strayed from dharma, go unpunished? While ruling righteously sensible Bharata punishes him who oversteps the momentous virtue - ॥ 4-18-24॥

english translation

tvaM tu dharmAdatikrAntaH kathaM zakyaM upekSitum । gurUrdharmavyatikrAntaM prAjJo dharmeNa pAlayan ॥ 4-18-24

hk transliteration by Sanscript

भरतः कामवृत्तानां निग्रहे पर्यवस्थितः । वयं तु भरतादेश विधिं कृत्वा हरीश्वर । त्वद्विधान्भिन्नमर्यादान्नियन्तुपर्यवस्थिताः ॥ ४-१८-२५

- and he is poised to put down lustful ones. O Vali we have to follow Bharata's command and are bent upon punishing those wicked people who deviate from the bounds of dharma. ॥ 4-18-25॥

english translation

bharataH kAmavRttAnAM nigrahe paryavasthitaH । vayaM tu bharatAdeza vidhiM kRtvA harIzvara । tvadvidhAnbhinnamaryAdAnniyantuparyavasthitAH ॥ 4-18-25

hk transliteration by Sanscript