Canonical Ref: BK 21.3
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
अपि तत्र-रिपुः सीतां नाऽर्थयिष्यत दुर्-मतिः । क्रूरं जात्ववदिष्यच्च जात्वस्तोष्यच्छ्रियं स्वकाम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Had the enemy not been evil-minded, he would not once have solicited Sita, spoken wickedly and praised his own riches.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 21.3. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.