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# Rasarnavasudhakara 3.53

Rasārṇavasudhākara 3.53

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.53)

ekaṃ kailāsam adriṃ kara-gatam akaroc cicchade krauñcam anyo  
laṅkām ekaḥ kuberād ahṛta vasataye koṅkaṇānabdhito' nyaḥ |  
ekaḥ śakrasya jetā samiti bhagavataḥ kārtikeyasya cānyas  
tat kāmaṃ karma-sāmyāt kim aparam anayor madhyagā vīra-lakṣmīḥ ||

> One brought Mount Kailāsa into his hand; the other cleaved Krauñca. / One seized Laṅkā from Kubera; the other, the Koṅkaṇa \[lands\] from the ocean for a dwelling. / One was the conqueror of Śakra in battle; the other, of the divine Kārtikeya. / Therefore, truly, since their exploits are equal, is there any wonder that the Fortune of Heroism stands between the two?’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.53.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.53.p2)

ity antena rāghava-pratināyakayor bhārgava-rāvaṇayoḥ karma-sāmya-nirṇaya-kathanād yuktiḥ |

> Ending with this, there is determination (yukti) because of the statement determining the equality of deeds between Bhārgava and Rāvaṇa, the two rivals of Rāghava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.3.53) — English, machine translation

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