स त्वं प्रसादं धर्मज्ञ कुरुष्व मम पुत्रके | मम चैवाल्पभाग्यस्य दैवतं हि भवान् गुरुः || १-२०-२१
sa tu viiryavataam viiryam aadatte yudhi raavaNaH | tena ca aham na shakto.asmi saMyoddhum tasya vaa balaiH || 1-20-23 sabalo vaa munishreShTha sahito vaa mama aatmajaiH |
Translation
"You are the knower of probity, such as you are, you may please bestow benevolence upon my boyish son, as well on a less fortunate one like me too, and as our mentor you are indeed a god of ours. [1-20-21]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
dharmaj~naH
probity knower
saH
such as you are
tvam
you
mama putrake
on my, boyish son
alpabhaagyasya mama cha eva
less fortunate one, me, also, thus
prasaadam kuruSva
benevolence, you bestow
guruH bhavaan daivatam hi
mentor, you are, god, indeed.
Chapter context
Dasharatha's dissent to spare Rama's services
25 verses · Verse 21 of 25
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