Verse 21·VR 4.38.21
हित्वा धर्मम् तथा अर्थम् च कामम् यः तु निषेवते || ४-३८-२१ स वृक्ष अग्रे यथा सुप्तः पतितः प्रतिबुध्यते |
udyoga samayaH tu eSha praaptaH shatru niShuudana || 4-38-23 sa.nci.ntyataam hi pi.ngesha haribhiH saha ma.ntribhiH |
Translation
"If one devotes himself to pleasure-seeking alone, casting off the probity and like that the prosperity also, he is like the one who slept on a treetop who awakens only after falling down. [4-38-21b, 22a]
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38
Sugreeva Approaches Rama
28 verses · Verse 21 of 28
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