Verse 19·VR 3.50.19
यत् कृत्वा न भवेत् धर्मो न कीर्तिः न यशः ध्रुवम् | शरीरस्य भवेत् खेदः कः तत् कर्म समाचरेत् || ३-५०-१९
yat kR^itvaa na bhavet dharmo na kiirtiH na yashaH dhruvam |shariirasya bhavet khedaH kaH tat karma samaacaret || 3-50-19
Translation
"Who will undertake a deed that yields neither probity, nor deference, nor distinction but results in just physical drudgery? [3-50-19]
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Jatayu's Confrontation with Ravana
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