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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 110 Shloka 23
Original Shloka
सपत्न्या तु गरस्तस्यै दत्तो गर्भजिघांसया। गरेण सह तेनैव जात स्स सगरोऽभवत्।।2.110.23।।
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English Translation

सपत्नया by her cowife, गर्भजिघांसया with a motive to destroy the embryo, तस्यै to her, गरः poison, दत्तः given, तेन for that reason, गरेण सहैव with poison, जातः born, सः he, सगरः Sagara, अभवत् became.

English Commentary

With a motive to destroy the embryo her cowife had poisoned her. That child was born with gara or poison for which he was called Sagara.