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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 55 Shloka 33
Original Shloka
क्रोशमात्रं ततो गत्वा भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। बहून्मेध्यान्मृगान्हत्वा चेरतुर्यमुनावने।।2.55.33।।
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Translations & Commentary

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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

तत: then, भ्रातरौ the two brothers, रामलक्ष्मणौ Rama and Lakshmana, क्रोशमात्रम् a krosa, गत्वा having gone, मेध्यान् suitable for sacrifice (pure), बहून् many, मृगान् deer, हत्वा having slain, यमुनावने in the forest on the bank of Yamuna, चेरतु: ate.

English Commentary

After walking a krosa into the forest on the bank of Yamuna, the two brothers killed many deer suitable for sacrifice and ate them.