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सोऽन्तःपुरं प्रविश्यैव कौसल्यामिदमब्रवीत् । पायसं प्रतिगृह्णीष्व पुत्रीयमिदमात्मनः ॥ १-१६-२६
Then Dasharatha on entering palace chambers spoke this to queen Kausalya, "Receive this dessert to beget your son." [1-16-26]
english translation
कौसल्यायै नरपतिः पायसार्धं ददौ तदा । अर्धादर्धं ददौ चापि सुमित्रायै नराधिपः ॥ १-१६-२७
The king then gave half of the dessert to queen Kausalya, and he gave half of the half, i.e., one fourth to queen Sumitra. [1-16-27]
english translation
कैकेय्यै चावशिष्टार्धं ददौ पुत्रार्थकारणात् । प्रददौ चावशिष्टार्धं पायसस्यामृतोपमम् ॥ १-१६-२८
And to Kaikeyi he gave half of the remaining half, i.e., one eight of the dessert, with a desire to beget sons. [1-16-28]
english translation
अनुचिन्त्य सुमित्रायै पुनरेव महीपतिः । एवं तासां ददौ राजा भार्याणां पायसं पृथक् ॥ १-१६-२९
Then thinking for a while, gave the remaining, i.e., one-eighth portion again to queen Sumitra. Thus, the king distributed the dessert to his wives differently. [1-16-29]
english translation
ताश्चैवं पायसं प्राप्य नरेन्द्रस्योत्तमाः स्त्रियः । सम्मानं मेनिरे सर्वाः प्रहर्षोदितचेतसः ॥ १-१६-३०
The virtuous wives of the king were exceedingly delighted and felt honoured after receiving the payasam (divine dessert). [1-16-30]
english translation