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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 62 Shloka 10
Original Shloka
तद्वाक्यं करुणं राज्ञः श्रुत्वा दीनस्य भाषितम्। कौसल्या व्यसृजद्बाष्पं प्रणालीव नवोदकम्।।2.62.10।।
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English Translation

कौशल्या Kausalya, दीनस्य of the wretched, राज्ञः king's, करुणम् pitiable, भाषितम् utterances, तत् वाक्यम् those words, श्रुत्वा having heard, प्रणाली water conduit, नवोदकमिव like discharging fresh rainwater, बाष्पम् tears, व्यसृजत् shed.

English Commentary

Kausalya heard the pitiable words uttered by the king who was in a wretched condition. She shed tears like a water channel discharging fresh rainwater.