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Verse 98.35

Sarga 21

नाहं धर्ममपूर्वं ते प्रतिकूलं प्रवर्तये। पूर्वैरयमभिप्रेतो गतो मार्गोऽनुगम्यते।।2.21.35।।

nāhaṃ dharmamapūrvaṃ te pratikūlaṃ pravartaye. pūrvairayamabhipreto gato mārgo'nugamyate..2.21.35..

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English Translation

"I am not advancing anything new, contrary to the existing practice. I am only following the trodden path of our ancestors."

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Word Meanings

अहम् I, प्रतिकूलम् contrary to the old practice, अपूर्वम् anything new, धर्मम् practice, ते to you, न प्रवर्तये I am not advancing, पूर्वैः by ancestors, अभिप्रेतः acceptable, गतः followed by them, अयम् this, मार्गः path, अनुगम्यते is being followed.

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Source

Valmiki Ramayana

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Chapter

Sarga 21

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98.35