अमात्यैः कामवृत्तो हि राजा कापथमाश्रितः। निग्राह्यस्सर्वथा सदभिर्न निग्राह्यो निगृह्यसे।।3.41.7।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
कामवृत्तः lustful, कापथम् evil path, आश्रितः resorted to, राजा king, सद्भि: by the good people, अमात्यैः by ministers, सर्वथा always, निग्राह्यः हि should be stopped, निग्राह्यः prevent, न निगृह्यसे not prevented.
English Commentary
Good ministrers should always prevent a lustful king from taking resourse to an evil path. Why were you not stopped, even though you deserve to be checked.