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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 52 Shloka 38
Original Shloka
यदहं नोपचारेण ब्रूयां स्नेहादविक्लबः। भक्तिमानिति तत्तावद्वाक्यं त्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि।।2.52.38।।
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English Translation

स्नेहात् out of love, अविक्लबः without fear, नोपचारेण informally, अहम् I am, यत् वाक्यम् these words, ब्रूयाम् telling, तत् then, भक्तिमान् इति like a devotee, त्वम् you, क्षन्तुम् to excuse, अर्हसि तावत् that.

English Commentary

I beg your pardon for what I have told you out of love. Accept it as the words of a devotee expressed without fear or formality.