Chapter 66 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 66.10

प्रीतियुक्तस्तु सर्वेषां ददौ तेषां महात्मनाम्। तदेतद् देवदेवस्य धनूरत्नं महात्मनः॥ न्यासभूतं तदा न्यस्तमस्माकं पूर्वजे विभौ।

prītiyuktastu sarveṣāṃ dadau teṣāṃ mahātmanām| tadetad devadevasya dhanūratnaṃ mahātmanaḥ|| nyāsabhūtaṃ tadā nyastamasmākaṃ pūrvaje vibhau|

English Meaning

And well-pleased with them, he conferred this upon those high-souled ones. And even this is that jewel of a bow belonging to the high-souled god of gods, and which was ultimately, O lord, consigned as a trust to our ancestor.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)