चौ0—नारि बचन सयनि बिसि„ समाना । सभा¡ »य'U 'U˘िU गUôि बिगUाना॥ बा˘U `ा§ सिंघासन ¨Œरली । ुिि ुभिमान ˜ास सब भŒली॥ 1॥ ुिि ुादर समीप बा˘Uारी । बôले बिग¡Uसि कहरपाल „रारी॥ 2॥ बालििनय कौियक ुििमôगUी ।िाि सˆय कगयU पŒछ'¡U िôगUी॥ रावनय `ाियˇान कयरल ंUीका । भय` बल ुियल `ासय `» लीका॥ 3॥ िासय मयकयरंU ियगU चारि चला० । कगUगयU िाि कवनी बिˇि पा०॥ सयनय सर्ब‚य पýनि सय„कारी । मयकयरंU न गUôगिंU भŒप »यन चारी॥ 4॥ साम दान ुLर दं˙U बिभेदा । नहप 'Uर बसगिंU नाथ कगU बेदा॥ नीिि ˇर्म केर चरन सयगUा० । ुस `िय¡ `ानि नाथ पगिंU ुा०॥ 5॥
nŒri bacana suni bisikha samŒnŒ, sabhŒ¡ gayau u¢hi hota bihŒnŒ. bai¢ha jŒi siṅghŒsana phµulī, ati abhimŒna trŒsa saba bhµulī.1. ihŒ¡ rŒma aṅgadahi bolŒvŒ, Œi carana paṅkaja siru nŒvŒ. ati Œdara samīpa bai¢hŒrī, bole biha ¡si kṛpŒla kharŒrī.2. bŒlitanaya kautuka ati mohī, tŒta satya kahu pµuchau ¡ tohī. rŒvanu jŒtudhŒna kula ¢īkŒ, bhuja bala atula jŒsu jaga līkŒ.3. tŒsu muku¢a tumha cŒri calŒe, kahahu tŒta kavanī bidhi pŒe. sunu sarbagya pranata sukhakŒrī, muku¢a na hohi ò bhµupa guna cŒrī.4. sŒma dŒna aru daṁḍa bibhedŒ, nṛpa ura basahi ò nŒtha kaha bedŒ. nīti dharma ke carana suhŒe, asa jiya ¡ jŒni nŒtha pahi ò Œe.5.
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Hearing the words of his consort (Mandodar¶), which were piercing like a shaft, he rose and left for his council-chamber as soon as the day broke. Forgetting all his fears he went and occupied his throne bloated with excess of pride. At this end Ýr¶ RŒma 846 * ÝR” RMACARITAMNASA* summoned A˘gada, who came and bowed his head at the Lord’s lotus feet. The gracious RŒma (the slayer of Khara) most politely seated him by His side and smilingly said, “O son of VŒli, I have great curiosity in my mind; therefore, I ask you a question. Tell me the truth, dear child. RŒva˜a is the head of the demon race; he is celebrated throughout the world for his incomparable might. It is rather strange that you tossed no less than four of his crowns to me; tell me, my son, by what device you were able to lay your hands on them?” “Listen, O omniscient lord, the delighter of the suppliant : they were no crowns but the four virtues (resources) of a king, viz., SŒma (conciliation), DŒna (gift), Da˜˛a (physical force or coercion) and Bheda (division), which abide in the heart of a king— so declare the Vedas, my lord. They are the beautiful pedestals of statesmanship: remembering this, they themselves came to my lord (who is a true repository of all statesmanlike virtues).” (1—5)
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