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Yuddha Kanda Sarga 119 Shloka 34
Original Shloka
प्रचुक्रुशुःस्त्रियःसर्वास्तांदृष्टवाहव्यवाहवे ।।6.119.34।। पतन्तींसंस्कृतांमन्रन्स्सैर्वसोर्दारामिवाध्वरे ।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

अध्वरे priests, मन्स्सरैः recitation of sacred verses, संस्कृताम् traditionally, वसोः dwelling there, धारामिव like the flow, हव्यवाहवे in sacrificial fire, पतन्तीम् falling, ताम् her, दृष्टवा seeing, सर्वाः all, स्त्रियःwomen, प्रचुक्रुशुःfled screaming

English Commentary

All the women who stood there fled, screaming on seeing Sita falling into fire, like the flow of ghee poured continuously into sacrificial fire reciting sacred verses by priests.