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Sundara Kanda Sarga 55 Shloka 23

Valmiki Ramayana Sundara Kanda Sarga 55 Shloka 23

Original Shloka
न हि धर्मात्मनस्तस्य भार्याममिततेजसः। स्वचारित्राभिगुप्तां तां स्प्रष्टुमर्हति पावकः।।5.55.23।।
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English Translation

धर्मात्मनः of the righteous one, अमिततेजसः of a man of immeasureable glory, तस्य his, भार्याम् wife, स्वचारित्राभिगुप्ताम् protected by her own chastity, ताम् her, पावकः fire, स्प्रष्टुम् to touch, नार्हति हि cannot.

English Commentary

'Fire cannot touch that lady who is protected by her own chastity and who is wedded to the righteous man of immasureable glory.