🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 1.4.12

Bāla-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Childhood · Sarga 4 · Verse 12

तौ राज पुत्रौ कार्त्स्न्येन धर्म्यम् आख्यानम् उत्तमम् ।वाचो विधेयम् तत् सर्वम् कृत्वा काव्यम् अनिन्दितौ ॥१-४-१२॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.4.12 · Devanāgarī reading text

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APA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. (n.d.). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Bāla-Kāṇḍa 1.4.12. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-17, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/bala-kanda/4/12
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MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Bāla-Kāṇḍa 1.4.12." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/bala-kanda/4/12.
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