Chapter 12 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 12.7

मम तातप्यमानस्य पुत्रार्थं नास्ति वै सुखम्॥ पुत्रार्थं हयमेधेन यक्ष्यामीति मतिर्मम।

mama tātapyamānasya putrārthaṃ nāsti vai sukham|| putrārthaṃ hayamedhena yakṣyāmīti matirmama|

English Meaning

Aggrieved on account of a son, I have no happiness on earth, and, therefore, I have intended to celebrate a horse-sacrifice.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)