Verse 9·VR 3.40.9
संपृष्टेन तु वक्तव्यम् सचिवेन विपश्चिता | उद्यत अंजलिना राज्ञे य इच्छेत् भूतिम् आत्मनः || ३-४०-९
saMpR^iShTena tu vak{}tavyam sacivena vipashcitaa | udyata a.njalinaa raaj~ne ya icchhet bhuutim aatmanaH || 3-40-9
Translation
"Even if someone is asked, and if he desires his own welfare, then he has to submit his opinion to the king suppliantly upraising his palm-fold, may he be an intellectual, or an astute adviser. [3-40-9]
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Ravana Rebuts Mareecha
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