Verse 23·VR 2.96.23

भरतस्य वधे दोषम् न अहम् पश्यामि राघव | पूर्व अपकारिणम् हत्वा न ह्यधर्मेण युज्यते || २-९६-२३

bharatasya vadhe doSham na aham pashyaami raaghava | puurva apakaariNam hatvaa na hyadharmeNa yujyate || 2-96-23

Translation

"O, Rama! I see no sin in slaying Bharata. None is charged with unlawfulness, if one strikes down an aggressor."

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Rama Hears a Gigantic Clamour of an Army

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