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iṣṭvā saṅgrāmayajñēna rāmapraharaṇāmbhasi.

asminnavabhṛthē snātaḥ kathaṅ patnyā mayā vinā4.23.27৷৷

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saṅgrāmayajñēna iṣṭvā having performed a sacrificial war, patnyā with wife, mayā vinā without me, rāmaprahraraṇāmbhasi in the water of Rama's arrow, asmin in this, avabhṛthē in this bath taken at the end of a sacrifice, katham how, snātaḥ did you bathe?

'You have performed a war-sacrifice. You have bathed in the waters of Rama's weapon signifying the end of the sacrifice. How did you take this customary bath without me, your wife?