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Verse 266.6

Sarga 70

निश्चेष्टानां वधो राजन्कुत्सितो जगतीपतेः। क्रतुमध्योपनीतानां पशूनामिव राघव।।3.70.6।।

niśceṣṭānāṃ vadho rājankutsito jagatīpateḥ. kratumadhyopanītānāṃ paśūnāmiva rāghava..3.70.6..

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English Translation

"O prince of the Raghu race just as the animal brought in the midst of a sacrifice should not be killed, so also for a king to kill any harmless creature is despicable."

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Word Meanings

राजन् king, राघव of the Raghu race, निश्चेष्टानाम् of harmless creatures, वधः killing, क्रतुमध्योपनीतानाम् brought in the midst of a sacrifice, पशूनामिव like animals, जगतीपतेः lord of the world, कुत्सितः censurable.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 70

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266.6