Chapter 66 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 66.7

देवरात इति ख्यातो निमेयेष्ठो महीपतिः। न्यासोऽयं तस्य भगवन् हस्ते दत्तो महात्मनः॥

devarāta iti khyāto nimeyeṣṭho mahīpatiḥ| nyāso'yaṃ tasya bhagavan haste datto mahātmanaḥ||

English Meaning

There was a king known by the name of Devarata. He was the elder brother of Nimi. And, Oworshipful one, this bow was consigned to the hands of that high-souled one, this bow was consigned to the hands of that high-souled one as a trust.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)