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Aranya Kanda Sarga 69 Shloka 44
Original Shloka
वदतं कार्यमिह वां किमर्थं चागतौ युवाम्।।3.69.44।। इमं देशमनुप्राप्तौ क्षुधार्तस्येह तिष्ठतः।
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English Translation

इह here, वाम् to you both, कार्यम् work, वदतम् speak, युवाम् both, किमर्थम् for what purpose?, आगतौ have come, क्षुधार्तस्य for the hungry, इह here, तिष्ठतः while staying here, इमम् this, देशम् place, अनुप्राप्तौ came at the right time.

English Commentary

For what purpose have you come? What work have you here ? You have come at the right time as my food, since I am hungry.