न हि गन्धमुपाघ्राय रामलक्ष्मणयोस्त्वया।।5.21.31।। शक्यं संदर्शने स्थातुं शुना शार्दूलयोरिव।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
शुना by a dog, शार्दूलयोरिव like two tigers, रामलक्ष्मणयोः of both Rama and Lakshmana, गन्धम् smell, उपाघ्राय smelling, त्वया by you, सन्दर्शने in their sight, स्थातुम् to stand there, न शक्यं हि it will not be possible.
English Commentary
"Had you smelt the presence of Rama and Lakshmna, it would not have been possible for you to stand there, like a dog under the gaze of a pair of tigers.