Chapter 58 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 58

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 58.8

पूरुस्तु दयितो राज्ञो गुणैर्मातृकृतेन च। ततो दुःखसमाविष्टो यदुर्मातरमब्रवीत्॥

pūrustu dayito rājño guṇairmātṛkṛtena ca| tato duḥkhasamāviṣṭo yadurmātaramabravīt||

English Meaning

Puru was the favourite son of the king, both on account of his mother and of his personal graces, Thereat Yadu, greatly sorry, said to his mother.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)