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Verse 99.17

Sarga 22

जानासि हि यथा सौम्य न मातृषु ममान्तरम्। भूतपूर्वं विशेषो वा तस्या मयि सुतेऽपि वा।।2.22.17।।

jānāsi hi yathā saumya na mātṛṣu mamāntaram. bhūtapūrvaṃ viśeṣo vā tasyā mayi sute'pi vā..2.22.17..

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English Translation

"You know, O gentle Lakshmana that never in the past had I any feeling of distinction amongst my mothers. And Kaikeyi never differentiated between me and her son."

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Word Meanings

सौम्य O gentle (Lakshmana), मातृषु amongst my mothers, मम to me, यथा how, अन्तरम् feeling of distinction, न भूतपूर्वम् was never in the past, तस्याः for her, मयि in me, सुते पि वा or in her son Bharata, विशेषः difference, जानासि you know.

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Source

Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 22

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99.17