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Verse 353.37

Sarga 15

मलपङ्कधरां दीनां मण्डनार्हाममण्डिताम्। प्रभां नक्षत्रराजस्य कालमेघैरिवावृताम्।।5.15.37।।

malapaṅkadharāṃ dīnāṃ maṇḍanārhāmamaṇḍitām. prabhāṃ nakṣatrarājasya kālameghairivāvṛtām..5.15.37..

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English Translation

"Covered with dirt and mud and shorn of adornments even though she deserved them, she looked wretched like the radiance of the Moon muffled by dark clouds."

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Word Meanings

मलपङ्कधराम् covered with dirt and mud, दीनाम् wretched, मण्डनार्हाम् one who deserved to be adorned, आमण्डिताम् not wearing any ornaments, कालमेघैः with dark clouds, आवृताम् covered by, नक्षत्रराजस्य king of stars, प्रभामिव like the radiance.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 15

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353.37