Verse 16·VR 3.72.16

भवितव्यम् हि यत् च अपि न तत् शक्यम् इह अन्यथा | कर्तुम् इक्ष्वाकु शार्दूल कालो हि दुर्रक्रमः ||३-७२-१६

gacchha shiighram ito viira sugriivam tam mahaabalam | vayasyam tam kuru kShipram ito gatvaa adya raaghava || 3-72-17 adrohaaya samaagamya diipyamaane vibhaavasau |

Translation

"Oh, tigerly Ikshvaaku, further nothing can be countermanded in this world which is indeed ineluctable, and it is impossible to countervail against Time, isn't it... [3-72-16]

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Kabandha Advises Rama to Meet Sugreeva

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