Skip to content
← Back to Sarga
Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 24 Shloka 39
Original Shloka
त्वं चापि मां तस्य मम प्रियस्य प्रदास्य से धर्ममवेक्ष्य वीर अनेन दानेन न लप्स्यसे त्व मधर्मयोगं मम वीर घातात्4.24.39।।
Interpretation Layers

Translations & Commentary

1 curated source available for this shloka.

Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

वीर O gallant prince, त्वं चापि you also, धर्मम् dharma, अवेक्ष्य considering carefully, माम् me, मम प्रियस्य to my beloved, तस्य to him, प्रदास्यसे give away, त्वम् you, अनेन by this, दानेन by the offering, मम my, घातात् by killing me, अधर्मयोगम् folly of committing an unrighteous act, न लप्स्यसे will not incur.

English Commentary

'O gallant prince if you give me away to my dear lord, carefully considering dharma, you will not be committing any adharma by killing me since it will be an offering.