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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 35 Shloka 28
Original Shloka
सत्यश्चाद्य प्रवादोऽयं लौकिकः प्रतिभाति मा। पितृन् समनुजायन्ते नरा मातरमङ्गनाः।।2.35.28।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

नराः men, पितृन् fathers, अङ्गनाः women, मातरम् mother, समनुजायन्ते are born similar to them, अयम् this, लौकिकः generally accepted, प्रवादः saying, सत्यः truth, अद्य now, मा about (to) me, प्रतिभाति appears.

English Commentary

The generally accepted saying in this world that 'sons resemble the father and, daughters the mother' appears true to me today.