Verse 16·VR 3.33.16

अतिमानिनम् अग्राह्यम् आत्म संभावितम् नरम् | क्रोधिनम् व्यसने हन्ति स्व जनो अपि नराधिपम् || ३-३३-१६

atimaaninam agraahyam aatma saMbhaavitam naram | krodhinam vyasane hanti sva jano api naraadhipam || 3-33-16

Translation

"Should a ruler be unduly self-conceited, self-centred, self-adulating and a spitfire too, his own kith and kin will ruin him when he is in distress. [3-33-16]

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Shurpanakha Accuses Ravana

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