अथवाकपिनैकेनकृतंनःकदनंमहत् ।।6.12.21।। दुर् ज्ञेयाःकार्यगतयोब्रूतयस्ययथामति ।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
अथवा: Even so, एकेन: singly, कपिना: monkey, नः let us think, महत् great, कदनम् most difficult, कृतम् after having done, कार्यगतयः did and went, दुर् ज्ञेयाः is difficult to ascertain, यस्य: his, यथामति: whatever you feel, ब्रूत: you may tell.
English Commentary
"Even so, a huge destruction was done to us, by a single monkey. The consequences of their acts are unpredictable. Tell me what is there in your mind, according to your own understanding."