एते हि समुपासीना विहगा जलचारिणः। नावगाहन्ति सलिलमप्रगल्भा इवाहवम्।।3.16.22।।
ete hi samupāsīnā vihagā jalacāriṇaḥ. nāvagāhanti salilamapragalbhā ivāhavam..3.16.22..
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English Translation
"Just as inefficient warriors do not enter the warfield, aquatic birds sitting near water do not venture to take a plunge into it."
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Word Meanings
समुपासीनाः seated nearby, एते these, जलचारिणः aquatic, विहगाः birds, अप्रगल्भाः inefficient ones, आहवम् इव as to the battlefield, सलिलम् water, नावगाहन्ति not plunging into.
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Valmiki Ramayana
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Sarga 16
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212.22