Chapter 36 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 36

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 36.15

द्विविधं त्रिविधोपायमुपायमपि सेवते। विजिगीषुः सुहृत् कच्चिन्मित्रेषु च परंतपः॥ "

dvividhaṃ trividhopāyamupāyamapi sevate| vijigīṣuḥ suhṛt kaccinmitreṣu ca paraṃtapaḥ|| "

English Meaning

Is that slayer of foes, desirous of acquiring victory, pleasing his friends still with forgiveness and gifts and dealing his enemies with punishment, sowing dassensions among them, and with other expedients?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)