Chapter 22 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 22.9

मम प्राणैः प्रियतरं पुत्रं पुत्रमिवौरसम्। मया हीनमहीनार्थं सर्वतः परिपालय॥

mama prāṇaiḥ priyataraṃ putraṃ putramivaurasam| mayā hīnamahīnārthaṃ sarvataḥ paripālaya||

English Meaning

Do you maintain this my son, dearer than my life, like to your own son, born of your loins, satisfying all his wants in my absence.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)