Verse 20·VR 2.109.20

क्षात्रम् धर्मम् अहम् त्यक्ष्ये ह्य् अधर्मम् धर्म सम्हितम् | क्षुद्रौर् नृशंसैर् लुब्धैः च सेवितम् पाप कर्मभिः || २-१०९-२०

bhuumiH kiirtir yasho lakShmiiH puruSham praarthayanti hi | svargastham ca anubadhnanti satyam eva bhajeta tat || 2-109-22

Translation

"I renounce the so-called duty of a warrior, it is injustice under the name of justice, it is practised by petty cruel and covetous men of evil deeds."

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Rama Refutes the Atheistic Arguments of Jabali

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