Chapter 38 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 38.2

अयोध्याधिपतिर्वीर पूर्वमासीन्नराधिपः। सगरो नाम धर्मात्मा प्रजाकामः स चाग्रजः॥

ayodhyādhipatirvīra pūrvamāsīnnarādhipaḥ| sagaro nāma dharmātmā prajākāmaḥ sa cāgrajaḥ||

English Meaning

Formerly there was a king-lord of Ayodhyā-named Sagara. And it came to pass that righteous one, though eagerly wishing for children was without issue.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)