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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 14 Shloka 20
Original Shloka
तस्य शब्देन वित्रस्ता गावो यान्ति हतप्रभाः। राजदोषपरामृष्टाः कुलस्त्रिय इवाकुलाः4.14.20।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

तत्र thereafter, गावः cows, शब्देन by the yelling, वित्रस्ताः were alarmed, हतप्रभाः lost their brightness, राजदोषपरामृष्टाः by the failure of the king, कुलस्त्रियः यथा like the chaste women, आकुलाः much perplexed, यान्ति become.

English Commentary

Alarmed at the yelling of Sugriva, the cows began to run in all directions, like the women of noble pedigree who, with their brightness lost, run perplexed for failure of the king to protect their chastity.