Verse 16·VR 5.52.16

कथम् च धर्म अर्थ विनीत बुद्धिः | पर अवर प्रत्यय निश्चित अर्थः | भवत् विधः कोप वशे हि तिष्ठेत् | कोपम् नियच्छन्ति हि सत्त्ववन्तः || ५-५२-१६

katham ca dharma artha viniita buddhiH | para avara pratyaya nishcita arthaH | bhavat vidhaH kopa vashe hi tiShThet | kopam niyacchhanti hi sattvavantaH || 5-52-16

Translation

"How can a person like you, holding an intellect trained in religious merit and purpose and a right judgement on cause and effect, subject to anger? Wise people indeed contain their anger."

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katham

how

bavadvidhaH

can a person like you

dharmaartha viniita buddhiH

holding an intellect trained in religious merit and purpose

paraavara pratyayanishchitaarthaH

and who has a right judgement over cause and effect

tiSThet

abide

kopavashe

in subjection of anger

sattvantaH

wise persons

niyachchhantihi

indeed contain

kopam

their anger.

Chapter context

52

Ravana Orders Hanuma to be Killed

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