Ramayana
नाहं ज्येष्ठं नरश्रेष्ठ विक्रीणीयां कथंचन । ऋचीकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तेषां माता महात्मनाम् ॥ १-६१-१६
- 'Oh ! Best among men in no way shall I sell my first born'. On hearing the words of Sage Riciika the mother of those great-souled sons - ॥ 1-61-16॥
english translation
nAhaM jyeSThaM narazreSTha vikrINIyAM kathaMcana । RcIkasya vacaH zrutvA teSAM mAtA mahAtmanAm ॥ 1-61-16
hk transliteration by Sanscript