ततोऽर्धरात्रसमये बालका मुनिदारकाः। वाल्मीके प्रियमाचख्युः सीतायाः प्रसवं शुभम्॥ भगवरामपत्नी सा प्रसूता दारकद्वयम्। ततो रक्षां महातेजः कुरु भूतविनाशिनीम्॥
tato'rdharātrasamaye bālakā munidārakāḥ| vālmīke priyamācakhyuḥ sītāyāḥ prasavaṃ śubham|| bhagavarāmapatnī sā prasūtā dārakadvayam| tato rakṣāṃ mahātejaḥ kuru bhūtavināśinīm||
English Meaning
In the midnight the Muni boys came to Vālmīki and communicated to him this auspicious intelligence, saying. “O illustrious Sir, the beloved spouse of Rāma has given birth to two sons; do you so protect them that evil spirits not injure them."
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)