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Verse 212.22

Sarga 16

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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Chapter

Sarga 16

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212.22