Ayodhya Kanda 21.57
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Ayodhya Kanda 21 · Verse 57
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यस्मिंस्तु सर्वे स्युरसन्निविष्टा धर्मो यत स्स्यात्तदुपक्रमेत। द्वेष्यो भवत्यर्थपरो हि लोके कामात्मता खल्वपि न प्रशस्ता।।
yasmiṅstu sarvē syurasanniviṣṭā dharmō yata ssyāttadupakramēta. dvēṣyō bhavatyarthaparō hi lōkē kāmātmatā khalvapi na praśastā৷৷
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If actions which combine these three (dharma, artha and kama), cannot be performed (which is likely), resort to righteousness. (For) one who seeks wealth is abhorred and one who seeks fulfilment of desires does not attract admiration in this world.