🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 5.25.20

Sundara-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Beauty · Sarga 25 · Verse 20

धिगस्तु खलु मानुष्यं धिगस्तु परवश्यताम् ।न शक्यं यत् परित्यक्तुमात्मच्छन्देन जीवितम् ॥५-२५-२०॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 5.25.20 · Devanāgarī reading text

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APA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. (n.d.). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Sundara-Kāṇḍa 5.25.20. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-18, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/25/20
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MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Sundara-Kāṇḍa 5.25.20." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/25/20.
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