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Sundara Kanda Sarga 22 Shloka 11
Original Shloka
ओष्ठप्रकारैरपरा वक्त्रनेत्रैस्तथापराः। सीतामाश्वासयामासुस्तर्जितां तेन रक्षसा।।5.22.11।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

तेन by that, रक्षसा demon, तर्जिताम् threatened, ताम् her, सीताम् Sita, अपराः some of them, ओष्ठप्रकारैः with movement of lips, तथा likewise, अपराः still others, वक्त्रनेत्रैः with movement of eyes and faces, आश्वासयामासुः consoled her.

English Commentary

When Sita was threatened by the demon king, the daughters of gods and gandharvas there consoled her through gestures of their lips and eyes.