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Sundara Kanda Sarga 22 Shloka 4
Original Shloka
वामः कामो मनुष्याणां यस्मिन् किल निबध्यते। जने तस्मिंस्त्वनुक्रोशः स्नेहश्च किल जायते।।5.22.4।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

मनुष्याणाम् in men, कामः passion, वामः partial, यस्मिन् in whom, जने people, निबध्यते bound, तस्मिन् in him, अनुक्रोशः compassion, स्नेहश्च friendship, जायते किल even though punishable.

English Commentary

"Love is partial. It gets bound to those in whomsoever compassion and friendship is generated, even though they are punishable.