Chapter 51 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 51

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 51.8

भगवन्किप्रमाणेन मम वंशो भविष्यति। किमायुश्च हि मे रामः पुत्राश्चान्ये किमायुषः॥

bhagavankipramāṇena mama vaṃśo bhaviṣyati| kimāyuśca hi me rāmaḥ putrāścānye kimāyuṣaḥ||

English Meaning

O illustrious Sir, how long shall my family remain in existence? What is the extent of the lease of life granted to Rāma and my other sons?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)