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राम

अध्यायः 16

Chapter 16 · Verse 81

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लताश्रिता देवतरोरिवात्मनः सदङ्गनै, कापि तवाप्यलङ्कृतिः । घनो घनश्रीस्तडितैव शोभतिस्फुरत्तडिद्गर्जति वर्षते च सः ॥ ८१॥

IAST

latāśritā devatarorivātmanaḥ sadaṅganai, kāpi tavāpyalaṅkṛtiḥ | ghano ghanaśrīstaḍitaiva śobhatisphurattaḍidgarjati varṣate ca saḥ || 81||

English

As a vine resting upon a divine tree becomes its ornament, a noble woman is also an ornament to you. A dark and splendid cloud shines through lightning; when the lightning flashes, that cloud thunders and pours rain.