Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.72

बालिशो बत कामात्मा राजा दशरथो भृशम्। स्त्रीकृते यः प्रियं पुत्रं वनं प्रस्थापयिष्यति॥

bāliśo bata kāmātmā rājā daśaratho bhṛśam| strīkṛte yaḥ priyaṃ putraṃ vanaṃ prasthāpayiṣyati||

English Meaning

Alas! king Dasaratha is foolish and lustful; for he sends his beloved son to the forest for the sake of his wife.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)