Chapter 35 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 35

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 35.13

तव मातुरसग्राहं विद्म पूर्वं यथा श्रुतम्। पितुस्ते वरदः कश्चिद् ददौ वरमनुत्तमम्॥

tava māturasagrāhaṃ vidma pūrvaṃ yathā śrutam| pituste varadaḥ kaścid dadau varamanuttamam||

English Meaning

I remember what I have heard from old men concerning the vicious inclinations of your mother. Some one intent upon conferring boons conferred an excellent one on your father.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)