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Aranya Kanda Sarga 68 Shloka 5
Original Shloka
किं निमित्तोऽहरत्सीतां रावणस्तस्य किं मया। अपराद्धं तु यं दृष्ट्वा रावणेन हृता प्रिया।।3.68.5।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

रावणः Ravana, किं निमित्तः for what reason, सीताम् Sita, अहरत् abducted, मया by me, तस्य his, किम् what, अपराद्धम् crime, यम् which, दृष्ट्वा seeing, प्रिया beloved, हृता taken?

English Commentary

Why did Ravana abduct Sita? What fault did he find with me so that he kidnapped my beloved ?