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Verse 207.56

Sarga 11

धारयन् ब्राह्मणं रूपमिल्वलस्संस्कृतं वदन्।।3.11.56।। आमन्त्रयति विप्रान्स्मश्राद्धमुद्दिश्य निर्घृणः।

dhārayan brāhmaṇaṃ rūpamilvalassaṃskṛtaṃ vadan..3.11.56.. āmantrayati viprānsmaśrāddhamuddiśya nirghṛṇaḥ.

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English Translation

"Assuming the form of a brahmin and using Sanskrit language, Ilvala would invite brahmins for offering shraddha to the dead"

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Word Meanings

इल्वलः Ilvala, ब्राह्मणम् a brahmin's, रूपम् form, धारायन् taking, संस्कृतम् Sanskrit, वदन् while speaking, निर्घृणः a cruel one, श्राद्धमुद्दिश्य for offering oblations to the dead on the day of anniversary, विप्रान् brahmins, आमन्त्रयति स्म invited.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 11

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207.56