Valmiki Ramayana 5.41.5
कार्ये कर्मणि निर्दिष्टे यो बहून्यपि साधयेत् ।पूर्वकार्याविरोधेन स कार्यं कर्तुमर्हति॥
kārye karmaṇi nirdiṣṭe yo bahūnyapi sādhayet |pūrvakāryāvirodhena sa kāryaṃ kartumarhati ||
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