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Sundara Kanda Sarga 20 Shloka 8
Original Shloka
एकवेणी धराशय्या ध्यानं मलिनमम्बरम्। अस्थानेऽप्युपवासश्च नैतान्यौपयिकानि ते।।5.20.8।।
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Translations & Commentary

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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

एकवेणी O lady with a single braid of hair, धराशय्या sleeping on the ground, ध्यानम् brooding, मलिनम् soiled, अम्बरम् clothes, अस्थाने without an occasion, उपवासश्च by fasting, एतानि these, ते to you, औपयिकानि not fit for you, न not.

English Commentary

"O Lady, to wear a single braid, sleep on the ground, brooding, wearing soiled clothes and fasting without proper occasion does not suit you.