Chapter 9 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 9.8

विभाण्डकसुतं राजन् सर्वापायैरिहानय ॥ आनाय्य तु महीपाल ऋष्यशृङ्ग सुसत्कृतम्। विभाण्डकसुतं राजन् ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम्। प्रयच्छ कन्यां शान्तां वै विधिना सुसमाहितः॥

vibhāṇḍakasutaṃ rājan sarvāpāyairihānaya || ānāyya tu mahīpāla ṛṣyaśṛṅga susatkṛtam| vibhāṇḍakasutaṃ rājan brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam| prayaccha kanyāṃ śāntāṃ vai vidhinā susamāhitaḥ||

English Meaning

Do you, O monarch, by all means, bring Vibhandaka's son. And having, Oking, brought that Brāhmaṇa versed in the Vedas, Vibhandaka's son Rsyaśộnga, and duly honoured him, do you, O monarch, with a concentrated mind, perform the betrothal of your daughter śāntā, with him according to the ordinance.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)