Ramayana
पूर्वं राजर्षिवृत्त्या हि वनवासो विधीयते । प्रजा निक्षिप्य पुत्रेषु पुत्रवत्परिपालने ॥ २-२३-२६
Leaving their sons to look after the subjects as their own children, the raajarshi in ancient times used to retire into the forest as per practice. ॥ 2-23-26॥
english translation
pUrvaM rAjarSivRttyA hi vanavAso vidhIyate । prajA nikSipya putreSu putravatparipAlane ॥ 2-23-26
hk transliteration by Sanscript