Aranya Kanda 40.13
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Aranya Kanda 40 · Verse 13
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Sanskrit Original
औष्ण्यं तथा विक्रमं च सौम्यं दण्डं प्रसन्नताम्। धारयन्ति महात्मानो राजानः क्षणदाचर।।
auṣṇyaṅ tathā vikramaṅ ca saumyaṅ daṇḍaṅ prasannatām. dhārayanti mahātmānō rājānaḥ kṣaṇadācara৷৷
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Great kings possess heat, (of the firegod), valour (of Indra), coolness (of the Moon), command (of Varuna) and grace (of the Lord of death). Therefore kings at all stages deserve respect and reverence.