Chapter 12 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 12.5

तस्मात्पुरा दुहितरं गृहीत्वा वनमागतः। इयं ममात्मजा राजंस्तस्याः कुक्षौ विवर्धिता॥

tasmātpurā duhitaraṃ gṛhītvā vanamāgataḥ| iyaṃ mamātmajā rājaṃstasyāḥ kukṣau vivardhitā||

English Meaning

From then, taking my daughter, I have come to this wood. This, O king, is my daughter, grown in her womb.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)