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Aranya Kanda Sarga 37 Shloka 9
Original Shloka
न च पित्रा परित्यक्तो नामर्यादः कथञ्चन। न लुब्धो न च दुश्शीलो न च क्षत्रियपांसनः।।3.37.8।। न च धर्मगुणैर्हीनः कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः। न तीक्ष्णो न च भूतानां सर्वेषामहिते रतः।।3.37.9।।
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English Translation

कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः delight of Kausalya (Rama), पित्रा by father, न च परित्यक्तः not at all forsaken, कथञ्चन to do so, अमर्यादः nor crossed the limits of dharma, न not, लुब्धः miserly, न not, दुश्शीलः of bad conduct, न च and not, तीक्ष्ण sharptongued, क्षत्रियपांसनः च calumny to kshatriyas, न not, धर्मगुणैः in righteousness, हीनः not lacking, न not, तीक्ष्णः cruel, न not, सर्वेषाम् for all, भूतानाम् of beings, अहिते in doing harm, रतः is involved,

English Commentary

Rama, the delight of Kausalya, has not forsaken by his father. He has never crossed the limits of dharma. He is not miserly. He has no bad conduct. He is not a slur on the kshatriyas. He does not lack in righteousness. He is not cruel nor is he engaged in doing harm to others.