Chapter 34 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 34.31

न चैतदाश्चर्यतमं यत् त्वं ज्येष्ठः सुतो मम। अपानृतकथं पुत्र पितरं कर्तुमिच्छसि॥

na caitadāścaryatamaṃ yat tvaṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ suto mama| apānṛtakathaṃ putra pitaraṃ kartumicchasi||

English Meaning

And as you are my eldest son, it is no wonder, O son, that you should wish to maintain your father's truth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)