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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 41 Shloka 10
Original Shloka
व्यसृजन् कबलान्नागा गावो वत्सान्न पाययन्। पुत्रं प्रथमजं लब्ध्वा जननी नाभ्यनन्दत।।2.41.10।।
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English Translation

नागाः elephants, कबलान् mouthful of food, व्यसृजन् shed, गावः cows, वत्सान् calves, न पाययन् did not suckle, जननी mothers, प्रथमजम् to the firstborn, पुत्रम् son, लब्धवा having begotten, नाभ्यनन्दत were not pleased.

English Commentary

Elephants dropped their morsel of food. Cows did not suckle their calves. Even the mothers were not pleased with their firstborn sons.