Chapter 45 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 45.11

कतमो राजवंशोऽयं विशालायां महामुने। श्रोतुमिच्छामि भद्रं ते परं कौतूहलं हि मे॥

katamo rājavaṃśo'yaṃ viśālāyāṃ mahāmune| śrotumicchāmi bhadraṃ te paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me||

English Meaning

O mighty ascetic, what royal line reside in yonder large city? I desire to hear this, good betide you; and great is my curiosity.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)