🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 2.53.9

Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Ayodhyā · Sarga 53 · Verse 9

इदम् व्यसनम् आलोक्य राज्ञः च मति विभ्रमम् ।कामएव अर्ध धर्माभ्याम् गरीयान् इति मे मतिः ॥२-५३-९॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.53.9 · canonical Devanāgarī Sanskrit yathārtha · anuṣṭubh meter

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