Ramayana
पिता ज्येष्ठमविक्रेयं माता चाह कनीयसम् । विक्रेतं मध्यमं मन्ये राजपुत्र नयस्व माम् ॥ १-६१-२१
- 'Oh ! King my father says his eldest son cannot be sold, mother says that her youngest son cannot be spared. From this I think middle son is already sold away. Therefore, take me.' ॥ 1-61-21॥
english translation
pitA jyeSThamavikreyaM mAtA cAha kanIyasam । vikretaM madhyamaM manye rAjaputra nayasva mAm ॥ 1-61-21
hk transliteration by Sanscript