Chapter 71 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 71.18

कनीयानेष मे भ्राता अहं ज्येष्ठो महामुने। ददामि परमप्रीतो वध्वौ ते मुनिपुङ्गव॥

kanīyāneṣa me bhrātā ahaṃ jyeṣṭho mahāmune| dadāmi paramaprīto vadhvau te munipuṅgava||

English Meaning

Thus one, O mighty anchorite, is my younger brother, and I am his elder. O powerful ascetic, well pleased will I confer on you these as your daughter-in-law,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)