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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 1 Shloka 24
Original Shloka
एष दात्यूहको हृष्टो रम्ये मां वननिर्झरे। प्रणदन्मन्मथाविष्टं शोचयिष्यति लक्ष्मण।।4.1.24।।
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Translations & Commentary

1 curated source available for this shloka.

Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

लक्ष्मण Lakshmana, रम्ये in a beautiful, वननिर्झरे in waterfall, हृष्टः joyous, प्रणदन् while clucking, एषः this, दात्यूहकः a swamphen (a marshbird), gallinule (water crow), मन्मथाविष्टम् tormented by love, माम् me, शोचयिष्यति is troubling

English Commentary

'Lakshmana, while I am already lovestricken, the swamphen (gallinule, a marshbird) troubles me with its joyous cackles in the beautiful foreststream.