Verse 14·VR 6.57.14
प्रदानेन तु सीतायाह् श्रेयो व्यवसितम् मया || ६-५७-१४ अप्रदाने पुनर् युद्धम् दृष्टम् एतत् तथैव नः |
pradaanena tu siitaayaah shreyo vyavasitam mayaa || 6-57-14 apradaane punar yuddham dR^iShTam etat tathaiva naH |
Translation
"To return Seetha was what I considered preferable. Not to do so meant war; we foresaw this."
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pradaanena
to return
siitaayaaH
Seetha
vyavasitam
was resolved
mayaa
by me
shreyaH
as preferable
apradaane punaH
not to return Seetha
yuddham
(meant) war
tathaiva
dR^iSTameva = we foresaw this.
Chapter context
57
Ravana Asks Prahasta to Go to the Battle
41 verses · Verse 14 of 41
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