Chapter 18 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 18.43

बालश्चाकृतबुद्धिश्च एकपुत्रश्च मे प्रियः। तारेयो राम भवता रक्षणीयो महाबलः॥

bālaścākṛtabuddhiśca ekaputraśca me priyaḥ| tāreyo rāma bhavatā rakṣaṇīyo mahābalaḥ||

English Meaning

He is my only son, dear and born of Tārā. A mere child and of unripe understanding as he is, that one of mighty strength should always be protected by you, O Rāma.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)