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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 118 Shloka 2
Original Shloka
नैतदाश्चर्यमार्याया यन्मां त्वमभिभाषसे। विदितन्तु ममाप्येतद्यथा नार्याः पतिर्गुरुः।।2.118.2।।
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English Translation

त्वम् you, माम् to me, यत् अभिभाषसे you are instructing, एतत् all this, आर्यायाः for a noble lady like you, आश्चर्यम् wonder, न not, नार्या for a woman, पतिः husband, गुरुः the revered one, यथा as, एतत् all this, ममापि to me, विदितं तु also known.

English Commentary

It is no wonder that a noble lady like you should instruct me this way. It is known to me that a husband is a guru to his wife.