Ramayana

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भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य यो भार्यां जीवतो महिषीं प्रियाम् । धर्मेण मातरं यस्तु स्वीकरोति जुगुप्सितः ॥ ४-५५-३

sanskrit

'He usurped his elder brother's queen, while he was still alive. It is morally abominable since an elder brother's wife is like a mother. ॥ 4-55-3॥

english translation

bhrAturjyeSThasya yo bhAryAM jIvato mahiSIM priyAm । dharmeNa mAtaraM yastu svIkaroti jugupsitaH ॥ 4-55-3

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/ramayana/kishkindha-kanda/55/3

भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य यो भार्यां जीवतो महिषीं प्रियाम् । धर्मेण मातरं यस्तु स्वीकरोति जुगुप्सितः ॥ ४-५५-३

sanskrit

'He usurped his elder brother's queen, while he was still alive. It is morally abominable since an elder brother's wife is like a mother. ॥ 4-55-3॥

english translation

bhrAturjyeSThasya yo bhAryAM jIvato mahiSIM priyAm । dharmeNa mAtaraM yastu svIkaroti jugupsitaH ॥ 4-55-3

hk transliteration by Sanscript