Valmiki Ramayana 5.16.30
हिम हत नलिनी इव नष्ट शोभा ।व्यसन परम्परया निपीड्यमाना ।सह चर रहिता इव चक्र वाकी ।जनक सुता कृपणाम् दशाम् प्रपन्ना॥
hima hata nalinī iva naṣṭa śobhā |vyasana paramparayā nipīḍyamānā |saha cara rahitā iva cakra vākī |janaka sutā kṛpaṇām daśām prapannā ||
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