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Verse 150.23

Sarga 73

तेषां धर्मैकरक्षाणां कुलचारित्रशोभिनाम्। अद्य चारित्रशौण्डीर्यं त्वां प्राप्य विनिवर्तितम्।।2.73.23।।

teṣāṃ dharmaikarakṣāṇāṃ kulacāritraśobhinām. adya cāritraśauṇḍīryaṃ tvāṃ prāpya vinivartitam..2.73.23..

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English Translation

"As for the Ikshvaku kings, righteousness is their sole protection. They follow the ancestral traditions befitting the noble race. This tradition has been topsyturvied by admitting you into the family."

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Word Meanings

धर्मैकरक्षाणाम् with righteousness as their sole protection, कुलचारित्रशोभिनाम् befitting the ancestral traditions of the noble race, तेषाम् those (Ikshvaku kings)', चारित्रशौण्डीर्यम् pride about their tradition, अद्य now, त्वाम् you, प्राप्य after admitting, विनिवर्तितम् has been topsyturvied.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 73

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150.23