Chapter 20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 20.21

वृद्धानां धर्मशीलानां राजर्षीणां महात्मनाम्। प्राप्नुह्यायुश्च कीर्तिं च धर्म चाप्युचितं कुले॥

vṛddhānāṃ dharmaśīlānāṃ rājarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām| prāpnuhyāyuśca kīrtiṃ ca dharma cāpyucitaṃ kule||

English Meaning

May you obtain the life and fame of the pious, old Rājarşis, and the virtue worthy of your family.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)