ततः स भुजग शरेष्ठः शरुत्वा सुमहद अप्रियम उवाच भगिनीं दीनां तदा दीनतरः सवयम ॥ १-४४-२ ॥
'Afterward, the chief of serpents, hearing something very unpleasant, spoke to his distressed sister with great compassion, becoming himself distressed.' ॥ 1-44-2 ॥
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