Chapter 2 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 2.26

परितुष्टोऽस्मि सुश्रोणि गुणानां संपदा भृशम्। तस्माद्देवि ददाम्यद्य पुत्रमात्मसमं तव। उभयोवंशकर्तारं पौलस्त्य इति विश्रुतम्॥

parituṣṭo'smi suśroṇi guṇānāṃ saṃpadā bhṛśam| tasmāddevi dadāmyadya putramātmasamaṃ tava| ubhayovaṃśakartāraṃ paulastya iti viśrutam||

English Meaning

'O you of shapely hips, well-pleased am I with you with your wealth of worth, and therefore, O exalted one, I will today confer on you a son like to yourself, who will perpetuate both the lines*-being celebrated as Paulastya. *(i.e. maternal and paternal lines.)

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)