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Sundara Kanda Sarga 38 Shloka 15
Original Shloka
ततो मांससमायुक्तो वायसः पर्यतुण्डयत्। तमहं लोष्टमुद्यम्य वारयामिस्म वायसम्।।5.38.15।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

ततः then, मांससमायुक्तः it brought meat, वायसः crow, पर्यतुण्डयत् went round with its beak and pecked, अहम् I, लोष्टम् clod of earth, उद्यम्य by lifting, तम् him, वायसम् that crow, वारयामि स्म I presented him.

English Commentary

'Then a crow greedy of flesh began to peck my bossom with its beak. I took a clod of earth and warded him off.