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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 10 Shloka 6
Original Shloka
विषादात्विह मां दृष्ट्वा पौरैर्मन्त्रिभिरेव च4.10.6।। अभिषिक्तो न कामेन तन्मेत्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

विषादात् due to grief, इह here, माम् me, दृष्ट्वा seeing, पौरैः by the people, मन्त्रिभिरेव च and by the ministers also, अभिषिक्तः consecrated, कामेन by desire, न not, त्वम् you, मे my, तत् that, क्षन्तुम् to excuse, अर्हसि ought to.

English Commentary

'Here I was consecrated by the people and ministers who saw me immersed in grief. It was not my desire to be coronated. Therefore, I may be forgiven.