Verse 1·VR 1.8.1
तस्य चैवंप्रभावस्य धर्मज्ञस्य महात्मनः | सुतार्थं तप्यमानस्य नासीद्वंशकरः सुतः || १-८-१
tasya ca evam prabhaavasya dharmaj~nasya mahaatmanaH | sutaartham tapya maanasya na asiit vaMshakaraH sutaH || 1-8-1
Translation
To him, to such an effectual and virtuously great-souled King Dasharatha, a dynasty-enriching son is not begotten though his heart is burning to beget children. [1-8-1]
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evamprabhaavasya
this kind of effectual king
dharmaj~nasya
virtue knower
mahaatmanaH
great soul
sutaartham tapyamaanasya
burning at heart to beget children
tasya cha
to him, also
vamshakaraH sutaH
dynasty enriching, son
na aasiit
is not, there.
Chapter context
8
King Dasharatha proposes Vedic ritual for progeny
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