Chapter 3 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 3

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 3.2

अहोऽस्मि परमप्रीतः प्रभावश्चातुलो मम। यन्मे ज्येष्ठं प्रियं पुत्रं यौवराज्यस्थमिच्छथ ॥

aho'smi paramaprītaḥ prabhāvaścātulo mama| yanme jyeṣṭhaṃ priyaṃ putraṃ yauvarājyasthamicchatha ||

English Meaning

Exceedingly pleased am I, and incomparable also is my influence, because you wish to behold my dear first born installed as heir-apparent.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)