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Verse 97.34

Sarga 20

उपावृत्त्योत्थितां दीनां बडबामिव वाहिताम्। पांसुकुण्ठितसर्वाङ्गीं विममर्श च पाणिना।।2.20.34।।

upāvṛttyotthitāṃ dīnāṃ baḍabāmiva vāhitām. pāṃsukuṇṭhitasarvāṅgīṃ vimamarśa ca pāṇinā..2.20.34..

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English Translation

"Rama gently wiped away the dust that had covered her body as Kausalya stood miserable, like a mare who stands up after having rolled on the ground while pulling the load."

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Word Meanings

उपावृत्त्य rolled on the ground, उत्थिताम् arisen, वाहिताम् for drawing (heavy burden), बडबामिव like a mare, दीनाम् miserable, पांसुकुण्ठितसर्वाङ्गीम् all her body covered with dust, पाणिना with the hand, विममर्श caressed (wiped away).

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 20

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97.34