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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 17 Shloka 39
Original Shloka
चर्म चास्थि च मे राजन् नस्पृशन्ति मनीषिणः4.17.39।। अभक्ष्याणि च मांसानि सोऽहं पञ्चनखो हतः।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

राजन O king, मनीषिणः learned people, मे mine, चर्म च even skin, अस्थीनि bone, न स्पृशन्ति do not touch, मांसानि च and the flesh, अभक्ष्याणि should not be eaten, पञ्चमः five nailed animal, सः अहम् such me, हतः killed

English Commentary

'O king the learned do not even touch my skin or bone. They do not eat my flesh. While it is so, you have unnecessarily killed me, a fivenailed animal.