Chapter 18 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 18.19

स चतुर्भिर्महाभागैः पुत्रैर्दशरथः प्रियैः॥ बभूव परमप्रीतो देवैरिव पितामहः।

sa caturbhirmahābhāgaiḥ putrairdaśarathaḥ priyaiḥ|| babhūva paramaprīto devairiva pitāmahaḥ|

English Meaning

On account of those exalted and well-beloved sons of his, Dasaratha experienced the excess of joy, like to the Grand-sire on account of the gods.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)