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)