Translations & Commentary
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
धर्मेण by righteousness, धर्मम् righteousness, उपलभेत् attained, अधर्मतः by unrighteous means, अधर्मं च unrighteous means, येषु also, अधर्मःunrighteousness, प्रतिष्ठितः is rooted, अधर्मेण by unrighteousness, युज्येरन् यदि if united with, अधर्मुरुचयःpleased with unrighteousness, जनाःpeople, धर्मेण by duty, न वियुज्येरन् will not, धर्मेण as duty, धर्मम्righteousness, चरताम् moving, एषाम् they, धर्मफलम् result of following righteousness, भवेत् will attain
"The righteous attains the benefit through righteous means, and the unrighteous suffer by unrighteous means. If unrighteousness is rooted in the unrighteous and are pleased with unrighteousness they will be deprived of the result of righteousness. It is not otherwise."