कथमात्मसुतान् हित्वा त्रायसेऽन्यसुतं विभो। अकार्यमिव पश्याम श्श्वमांस इव भोजने।।1.62.14।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
विभो O Lord, आत्मसुतान् ones own sons, हित्वा abandoning, अन्यसुतम् other's son, कथम् how, त्रायसे you rescue, भोजने in partaking, श्वमांस इव like the flesh of dog, अकार्यमिव as if a prohibited act, पश्याम: we find.
English Commentary
O Lord protecting other's son by abandoning one' own is like partaking the flesh of a dog. We consider it a prohibited act".