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Yuddha Kanda Sarga 83 Shloka 23

Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda Sarga 83 Shloka 23

Original Shloka
अथवाविहितेनायंहन्यतेहन्तिवापरम् । विधिरालिप्यतेतेन न स पापेनकर्मणा ।।6.83.23।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

अथवा or else, विहितेन destroyed, अयम् this, हन्यते by killing, अपरम् another, हन्तिवा or kills another, तेन by that, पापेनकर्मणा sinful action, सःविधिः destiny, लिप्यते is deprived, सः he, the agent, न not

English Commentary

"Or else if a man is destroyed by killing another, destiny which is engendered by the sinful action suffers and not the doer of sinful action."