Verse 5·VR 5.41.5

कार्ये कर्मणि निर्दिष्टः यो बहूनि अपि साधयेत् | पूर्व कार्य विरोधेन स कार्यम् कर्तुम् अर्हति || ५-४१-५

kaarye karmaNi nirdiShTaH yo bahuuni api saadhayet | puurva kaarya virodhena sa kaaryam kartum arhati || 5-41-5

Translation

"He alone can accomplish his purpose, who implements many (secondary) tasks even after the initial task has been carried through, without impairing the previous achievement."

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karmaNi

(when) a work

nirdiSTe

is directed

kaarye

to be done

yaH

who

saadhayet

implements

bahuunyapi

many tasks

puurva kaaryaa virodhena

which are not inconsistent to the initial task

saH

he

arhati

is worthy

kaaryam

of doing that work.

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41

Hanuma Thinks to Meet Ravana

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