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राजसूयाश्वमेधैश्च वह्निर्येनाभितर्पितः। दक्षिणाश्च तथोत्सृष्टा गावश्शतसहस्रशः4.5.5।। तपसा सत्यवाक्येन वसुधा येन पालिता। स्त्री हेतोस्तस्य पुत्रोऽयं रामस्त्वां शरणं गतः4.5.6।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

येन by whom, राजसूयाश्वमेधैश्च by Rajasuya and Aswamedha yajnas, वह्निः god of fire, अभितर्पितः is gratified, तथा so also, शतसहस्रशः in hundreds and thousands, गावः cows, दक्षिणाः sacrificial gifts, उत्सृष्टाः येन by whom given, तपसा by practising religious austerity, सत्यवाक्येन justly, वसुधा earth, पालिता is ruled, तस्य his, पुत्रः son, अयं रामः this is Rama, स्त्री हेतोः on account of a woman, शरणम् refuge, समागतः came here

English Commentary

'This Rama, son of a king who had gratified the firegod through many yajnas like Rajasuya and Aswamedha, gifted hundreds of thousands of cows and ruled this earth with truth and austerity, has come seeking help for a woman.'