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यदि प्रव्राजितो रामो लोभकारणकारितम्।

वरदाननिमित्तं वा सर्वथा दुष्कृतं कृतम्।।2.58.28।।

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रामः Rama, लोभकारणकारितम् out of greed (for the kingdom), वरदाननिमित्तं वा or on account of the boons bestowed, प्रव्राजितः यदि if banished, सर्वथा by all means, दुष्कृतम् wicked act, कृतम् has been done.

'Whether it was out of greed (for the kingdom) or for (the execution of) the boon bestowed, this act of banishment is by all means wicked'.