Ramayana
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
kausalyAyai narapatiH pAyasArdhaM dadau tadA । ardhAdardhaM dadau cApi sumitrAyai narAdhipaH ॥ 1-16-27
hk transliteration by Sanscript