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Yuddha Kanda Sarga 16 Shloka 8
Original Shloka
उपायमेतेवक्ष्यन्तिग्रहणेनात्रसंशयः । कृत्स्नाद्भयाद् ज्ञातिभयंसुकष्टंविदितंचन ।।6.16.8।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

एते: they, ग्रहणे: to catch, उपायम् means, वक्ष्यन्ति: teach, कृत्स्ना: great, भयात् fear, ज्ञातिभयम् fear of paternal relatives, नः for us, सुकष्टम् very difficult, विदितम् is known.

English Commentary

"It is known that they (paternal relatives) teach the means to catch us. Out of all fears the fear of close relatives is the great difficulty for us."