Chapter 4 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 4.19

स यदा यौवनं भद्रमनुप्राप्तो निशाचरः। ततो दारक्रियां तस्य कर्तुं व्यवसितः पिता॥

sa yadā yauvanaṃ bhadramanuprāpto niśācaraḥ| tato dārakriyāṃ tasya kartuṃ vyavasitaḥ pitā||

English Meaning

And when that night-ranger arrived at proper youth, his sire turned his attention towards his marriage.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)