Verse 13·VR 5.48.13
न खल्वियम् मतिः श्रेष्ठा यत्त्वाम् सम्प्रेषयाम्यहम् | इयम् च राजधर्माणाम् क्षत्रियस्य मतिर्मता || ५-४८-१३
na khalviyam matiH shreShThaa yattvaam sampreShayaamyaham | iyam cha raajadharmaaNaam kShatriyasya matirmataa || 5-48-13
Translation
"This thought of my sending you is not indeed the best option. But, this decision is said to be according to the duties of a king and is the commendation of a warrior-class."
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Word by word
iyam matiH
this thought
aham
(that) I
tvaam sampreSayaami itiyat
am sending you
nakhalu
is not indeed
shreSThaa
the best
iyam
this
mataa
is said to be
raajadharmaaNaam
the duties of a king
matiH
and is the commendation
kSatriyasya
of a warrior-class.
Chapter context
48
Ravana Sends his Son Indrajit
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