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.