Verse 44·VR 4.17.44

छिन्न चारित्र्य कक्ष्येण सताम् धर्म अतिवर्तिना | त्यक्त धर्म अंकुशेन अहम् निहतो राम हस्तिना || १-१७-४४

nyastaam saagara toye vaa paataale vaa api maithiliim |aanayeyam tava aadeshaat shvetaam ashvatariim iva || 4-17-51

Translation

"I am killed by an elephant called Rama that snapped off its girdle-cord called tradition, that infringed the conventions of righteous people, and that discarded the goad called virtue. [4-17-44]

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Vali's Questioning Rama's Propriety

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