Bala Kanda 61.19
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Bala Kanda 61 · Verse 19
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Sanskrit Original
प्रायेण हि नरश्रेष्ठ ज्येष्ठा: पितृषु वल्लभा:। मातृ़णां तु कनीयांसस्तस्माद्रक्षे कनीयसम् ।।
prāyēṇa hi naraśrēṣṭha jyēṣṭhā: pitṛṣu vallabhā:. mātṛṇāṅ tu kanīyāṅsastasmādrakṣē kanīyasam ৷৷
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"O Best among men generally, the eldest sons are the favourites of their fathers, the youngest their mothers: For that reason, I shall keep my youngest son.