Bala Kanda 66.16
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Bala Kanda 66 · Verse 16
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Sanskrit Original
तेषां वरयतां कन्यां सर्वेषां पृथिवीक्षिताम्। वीर्यशुल्केति भगवन् न ददामि सुतामहम्।।
tēṣāṅ varayatāṅ kanyāṅ sarvēṣāṅ pṛthivīkṣitām. vīryaśulkēti bhagavan na dadāmi sutāmaham৷৷
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O Worshipful one all those monarchs sought this maiden but I did not offer my daughter saying that the 'marriage offer' could be made only through the tried and tested prowess of a suitor.