इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातः साक्षाद्धर्म इवापरः | धृतिमान् सुव्रतः श्रीमान्न धर्मं हातुमर्हसि || १-२१-६
ikShvaakuuNaam kule jaataH saakShaat dharma iva aparaH | dhR^itimaan suvrataH shriimaan na dharmam haatum arhasi || 1-21-6
Translation
"Born in Ikshwaku dynasty you are apparently the other god of ethics on earth, a staunch one with righteous vows and a glorious one too, such as you are, it will be unapt of you to forsake ethics." [1-21-6]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
ikShwaakuuNaam kule jaataH
born[are you] in Ikshwaku dynasty
saakShaat aparaH dharmaH iva
apparently, another, god of ethics, [you \t\t\tare] like
dhR^itimaan
staunch person
suvrataH
rightly \t\t\tvowed one
shriimaan
glorious one
dharmam haatum na arhasi
unapt of you to forsake ethics.
Chapter context
Ire of Sage Vishvamitra; Vashishtha appeases Dasharatha
22 verses · Verse 6 of 22
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