स सत्यवचनाद् राजा धर्मपाशेन संयतः | विवासयामास सुतं रामं दशरथः प्रियम् || १-१-२३
raamasya dayitaa bhaaryaa nityam praaNa samaa hitaa || 1-1-26 janakasya kule jaataa deva maayeva nir.hmitaa | sarva lakShaNa saMpannaa naariiNaam uttamaa vadhuuH || 1-1-27 siitaapya anugataa raamam shashinam rohiNii yathaa |
Translation
"Bound by his true plighted word and by the noose of righteousness that king Dasharatha exiled his dear son Rama to forests. [1-1-23]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
saH raajaa dasharathaH
That king Dasaratha
saMyataH
bound
dharmapaashena
by noose of virtuousness
satyavacanaat
by his true (plighted) word
vivaasayaamaasa
exiled
priyam sutam raamam
dear son Rama; .
Chapter context
Narada briefs Valmiki about Rama and Ramayana in a nutshell
86 verses · Verse 23 of 86
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