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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 106 Shloka 13
Original Shloka
अन्तकाले हि भूतानि मुह्यन्तीति पुरा श्रुतिः। राज्ञैवं कुर्वता लोके प्रत्यक्षं सा श्रुतिः कृता।।2.106.13।।
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English Translation

भूतानि living beings, अन्तकाले at the time of death, मुह्यन्ति are deluded, इति thus, पुराश्रुतिः ancient saying, एवम् in this way, कुर्वता by doing, राज्ञा by the king, सा श्रुतिः that adage, लोके in this world, प्रत्यक्षं explicitly, कृता has been made.

English Commentary

There is an ancient saying that at the time of death, the intellect of people is deluded. By conducting himself in this way, king Dasaratha has proved it.