Chapter 107 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 107

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 107.12

एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा गुणवन्तो बहुश्रुताः। तेषां वै समवेतानामपि कश्चिद् गयां व्रजेत्॥

eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā guṇavanto bahuśrutāḥ| teṣāṃ vai samavetānāmapi kaścid gayāṃ vrajet||

English Meaning

One should wish for many sons crowned with qualities and versed in various lore, for the chance is that one at least of these may repair to Gayā.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)