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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 40 Shloka 20
Original Shloka
तत स्सबालवृद्धा सा पुरी परमपीडिता। राममेवाभिदुद्राव घर्मार्ता सलिलं यथा।।2.40.20।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

ततः thereafter, बालवृद्धा including young and old, सा पुरी that city, परमपीडिता extremely afflicted, घर्मार्तः oppressed with heat, सलिलं यथा like water, रामम् एव towards Rama only, अभिदुद्राव ran.

English Commentary

Thereafter the extremely afflicted people of the city, including young and old alike, ran towards Rama like men oppressed with heat running for water.