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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 12 Shloka 78
Original Shloka
अनार्य इति मामार्याः पुत्रविक्रायकं ध्रुवम्। धिक्करिष्यन्ति रथ्यासु सुरापं ब्राह्मणं यथा।।2.12.78।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

आर्याः respectable people, पुत्रविक्रायिकम् a seller of one's own son, माम् me, सुरापम् a consumer of liquor, ब्राह्मणं यथा like a brahmin, अनार्य इति as a mean person, रथ्यासु on the highway, ध्रुवम् certainly, धिक्करिष्यन्ति will censure me.

English Commentary

Respectable people on the highway will certainly say 'He sold away his son' and censure me as a mean person like a brahmin consuming liquor.