Chapter 71 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 71.15

स च मे प्रेषयामास शैवं धनुरनुत्तमम्। सीता च कन्या पद्माक्षी मह्यं वै दीयतामिति॥

sa ca me preṣayāmāsa śaivaṃ dhanuranuttamam| sītā ca kanyā padmākṣī mahyaṃ vai dīyatāmiti||

English Meaning

He sent word to me, saying, 'Do you give me the all-excellent bow of Śiva, as well as your daughter, the lotus-even Sītā.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)