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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 25 Shloka 42
Original Shloka
एष त्वां रामरूपेण कालः कर्षति वानर। येन स्म विधवास्सर्वाः कृता एकेषुणा वने4.25.42।।
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Translations & Commentary

1 curated source available for this shloka.

Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

वानर monkey, एषः कालः this god of death, त्वाम् you, रामरूपेण in the form of Rama, कर्षति dragged away, येन by that, वने in the forest, एकेषुणा with a single arrow, सर्वाः all, विधवाः widows, कृताः are turned.

English Commentary

'O monkey a single arrow from Rama who appeared in the forest in the form of death dragged you away from us and turned us all into widows.