Chapter 73 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 73.20

अस्मिन् कुले हि सर्वेषां ज्येष्ठो राज्येऽभिषिच्यते। अपरे भ्रातरस्तस्मिन् प्रवर्तन्ते समाहिताः॥

asmin kule hi sarveṣāṃ jyeṣṭho rājye'bhiṣicyate| apare bhrātarastasmin pravartante samāhitāḥ||

English Meaning

In this race, the eldest brother of al} is installed in the kingdom: the other brothers remain under him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)