Verse 19·VR 4.17.19
दमः शमः क्षमा धर्मो धृति सत्यम् पराक्रमः | पर्थिवानाम् गुणा राजन् दण्डः च अपकारिषु || १-१७-१९
viShaye vaa pure vaa te yadaa paapam karomi aham |na ca tvaam avajaane ahaM kasmaat tvam haMsi akilbiSham || 1-17-24phala muula ashanam nityam vaanaram vana gocaram |maam iha apratiyudhyantam anyena ca samaagatam || 1-17-25
Translation
"To be able to control senses and will, forgiveness, conscientiousness, resoluteness, truthfulness, and adventurousness, oh, king, are the aptitudes of a king, and even punishing the wrongdoers, too. [4-17-19]
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Vali's Questioning Rama's Propriety
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