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)