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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 55 Shloka 15
Original Shloka
प्रकृत्या प्रियपुत्रा सा सानुक्रोशा तपस्विनी।।4.55.15।। विनष्टमिह मां श्रुत्वा व्यक्तं हास्यति जीवितम्।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

प्रकृत्या by nature, सानुक्रोशा a compassionate woman, प्रियपुत्रा fond of her son, तपस्विनी a helpless lady, सा she, इह here, माम् me, विनष्टम् dead, श्रुत्वा on hearing, व्यक्तम् certainly, जीवितम् life, हास्यति she will give up.

English Commentary

'By nature my mother, is compassionate. She is fond of me. (But) she is helpless. On hearing about my death, she will certainly give up her life'.