Verse 7·VR 3.37.7

त्वत् विधः काम वृत्तो हि दुःशीलः पाप मंत्रितः | आत्मानम् स्व जनम् राष्ट्रम् स राजा हन्ति दुर्मतिः || ३-३७-७

tvat vidhaH kaama vR^itto hi duHshiilaH paapa ma.ntritaH | aatmaanam sva janam raaShTram sa raajaa hanti durmatiH || 3-37-7

Translation

"Any king of your like who is with a self-will, ill-will, ensorcelled by evil, and malicious in intent, that king alone ruins his own city-state, his own people, even himself, as a matter of actual fact. [3-37-7]

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Mareecha's Advice to Ravana

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