Verse 23·VR 1.8.23
ततः स गत्वा ताः पत्नीर्नरेन्द्रो हृदयंगमाः | उवाच दीक्षां विशत यक्ष्येऽहं सुतकारणात् || १-८-२३
Translation
And on approaching his wives, that best king's heartily dear ones, he said to them, " I am performing a Vedic ritual for the reason of begetting sons, and you all shall enter a vow..." [1-8-23]
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tataH
then
saH
he
narendraH
the king, the best
hR^idaya~ngamaaH
heartily dear ones
taaH patniiH
to them his wives
gatvaa
on approaching
uvaaca
spoke
aham
I am
sutakaaraNaat
for the reason of sons
yakSye
performing ritual
diikSaam vishata
vow, you enter
Chapter context
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King Dasharatha proposes Vedic ritual for progeny
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