Ramayana

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नाहं ज्येष्ठं नरश्रेष्ठ विक्रीणीयां कथंचन । ऋचीकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तेषां माता महात्मनाम् ॥ १-६१-१६

sanskrit

- '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

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/61/17

उवाच नरशार्दूलमंबरीषमिदं वचः । अविक्रेयं सुतं ज्येष्ठं भगवानाह भार्गवः ॥ १-६१-१७

sanskrit

- addressed Ambarisha, the foremost of men, saying 'The most reverential sage and the one from Bhaargava dynasty, my husband, said that the eldest son is un-sellable. - ॥ 1-61-17॥

english translation

uvAca narazArdUlamaMbarISamidaM vacaH । avikreyaM sutaM jyeSThaM bhagavAnAha bhArgavaH ॥ 1-61-17

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siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/61/18

ममापि दयितं विद्धि कनिष्ठं शुनकं प्रभो । तस्मात् कनीयसं पुत्रं न दास्ये तव पार्थिव ॥ १-६१-१८

sanskrit

- Thereof oh ! lord, you must know that my youngest son, Shunaka, is a cherished one for me. Therefore oh ! king, I will not give my youngest son to you, either. - ॥ 1-61-18॥

english translation

mamApi dayitaM viddhi kaniSThaM zunakaM prabho । tasmAt kanIyasaM putraM na dAsye tava pArthiva ॥ 1-61-18

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siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/61/19

प्रायेण हि नरश्रेष्ठ ज्येष्ठाः पितृषु वल्लभाः । मातॄणां च कनीयांसस्तस्माद्रक्षे कनीयसम् ॥ १-६१-१९

sanskrit

- Oh ! Best among men generally, the eldest sons are the favourites of their fathers, the youngest their mothers: For that reason, I shall keep my youngest son.' ॥ 1-61-19॥

english translation

prAyeNa hi narazreSTha jyeSThAH pitRSu vallabhAH । mAtRRNAM ca kanIyAMsastasmAdrakSe kanIyasam ॥ 1-61-19

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siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/61/20

उक्तवाक्ये मुनौ तस्मिन् मुनिपत्न्यां तथैव च । शुनःशेपः स्वयं राम मध्यमो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ १-६१-२०

sanskrit

Oh ! Rama the sage and his wife having spoken thus, their middle son Shunashepa said on his own ॥ 1-61-20॥

english translation

uktavAkye munau tasmin munipatnyAM tathaiva ca । zunaHzepaH svayaM rAma madhyamo vAkyamabravIt ॥ 1-61-20

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siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/61/16

नाहं ज्येष्ठं नरश्रेष्ठ विक्रीणीयां कथंचन । ऋचीकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तेषां माता महात्मनाम् ॥ १-६१-१६

sanskrit

- '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

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/61/17

उवाच नरशार्दूलमंबरीषमिदं वचः । अविक्रेयं सुतं ज्येष्ठं भगवानाह भार्गवः ॥ १-६१-१७

sanskrit

- addressed Ambarisha, the foremost of men, saying 'The most reverential sage and the one from Bhaargava dynasty, my husband, said that the eldest son is un-sellable. - ॥ 1-61-17॥

english translation

uvAca narazArdUlamaMbarISamidaM vacaH । avikreyaM sutaM jyeSThaM bhagavAnAha bhArgavaH ॥ 1-61-17

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/61/18

ममापि दयितं विद्धि कनिष्ठं शुनकं प्रभो । तस्मात् कनीयसं पुत्रं न दास्ये तव पार्थिव ॥ १-६१-१८

sanskrit

- Thereof oh ! lord, you must know that my youngest son, Shunaka, is a cherished one for me. Therefore oh ! king, I will not give my youngest son to you, either. - ॥ 1-61-18॥

english translation

mamApi dayitaM viddhi kaniSThaM zunakaM prabho । tasmAt kanIyasaM putraM na dAsye tava pArthiva ॥ 1-61-18

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/61/19

प्रायेण हि नरश्रेष्ठ ज्येष्ठाः पितृषु वल्लभाः । मातॄणां च कनीयांसस्तस्माद्रक्षे कनीयसम् ॥ १-६१-१९

sanskrit

- Oh ! Best among men generally, the eldest sons are the favourites of their fathers, the youngest their mothers: For that reason, I shall keep my youngest son.' ॥ 1-61-19॥

english translation

prAyeNa hi narazreSTha jyeSThAH pitRSu vallabhAH । mAtRRNAM ca kanIyAMsastasmAdrakSe kanIyasam ॥ 1-61-19

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/61/20

उक्तवाक्ये मुनौ तस्मिन् मुनिपत्न्यां तथैव च । शुनःशेपः स्वयं राम मध्यमो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ १-६१-२०

sanskrit

Oh ! Rama the sage and his wife having spoken thus, their middle son Shunashepa said on his own ॥ 1-61-20॥

english translation

uktavAkye munau tasmin munipatnyAM tathaiva ca । zunaHzepaH svayaM rAma madhyamo vAkyamabravIt ॥ 1-61-20

hk transliteration by Sanscript