Ramayana

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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/61/19

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