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Sundara Kanda Sarga 15 Shloka 50
Original Shloka
इयं सा यत्कृते रामश्चतुर्भिः परितप्यते। कारुण्येनानृशंस्येन शोकेन मदनेन च।।5.15.49।। स्त्री प्रणष्टेति कारुण्यादाश्रितेत्यानृशंस्यतः। पत्नी नष्टेति शोकेन प्रियेति मदनेन च।।5.15.50।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

यत्कृते for whose sake, रामः Rama, प्रणष्टा lost, स्त्री इति that she is a woman, कारुण्यात् with compassion, आश्रितेति one who sought refuge, अनृशंस्यतः due to gentleness, नष्टा lost, पत्नी इति this is his wife, शोकेन with sorrow, प्रिया इति beloved one, मदनेन with passion, कारुण्येन with compassion, आनृशंस्येन with mercy, शोकेन with sorrow, मदनेन with passion, चतुर्भिः with fourfold concern, परितप्यते he is suffering, सा that one is, इयम् this lady.

English Commentary

"She is that same lady for whom Rama has been passing through compassion, benevolence, grief and passion. He is compassionate considering her a woman, kind and benevolent since she is his dependent, stricken with grief for losing a wife and passionate since she is his beloved.