Verse 5·VR 3.40.5

यः त्यक्त्वा सुहृदो राज्यम् मातरम् पितरम् तथा | स्त्री वाक्यम् प्राकृतम् श्रुत्वा वनम् एक पदे गतः || ३-४०-५

yaH tyak{}tvaa suhR^ido raajyam maataram pitaram tathaa | strii vaakyam praakR^itam shrutvaa vanam eka pade gataH || 3-40-5

Translation

"He who bolted off to forest in a single-foot on hearing the artless words of a woman, forfeiting his kingdom, friends and relatives, and even his mother, likewise his father too, you cannot scare me away from such a Rama. [3-40-5]

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Ravana Rebuts Mareecha

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