Chapter 33 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 33.18

ततस्तं स्थविरो राजा सत्यधर्मे व्यवस्थितः। ज्येष्ठं यशस्विनं पुत्रं रुदन् राज्यमयाचत॥

tatastaṃ sthaviro rājā satyadharme vyavasthitaḥ| jyeṣṭhaṃ yaśasvinaṃ putraṃ rudan rājyamayācata||

English Meaning

Thereupon the old king abiding by truth, weeping, begged of his eldest son, the kingdom.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)