Chapter 74 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 74

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 74.26

एवं चेद्धर्मवृद्धिश्च नृणां चायुर्विवर्धनम्। भविष्यति नरश्रेष्ठ बालस्यास्य च जीवितम्॥

evaṃ ceddharmavṛddhiśca nṛṇāṃ cāyurvivardhanam| bhaviṣyati naraśreṣṭha bālasyāsya ca jīvitam||

English Meaning

And by that, O foremost of men, the piety of the subjects shall be increased, the lease of their life shall be prolonged and this boy shall regain his life.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)