Chapter 79 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 79

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 79.13

नाम तस्य च दण्डेति पिता चक्रेऽल्पतेजसः। अवश्यं दण्डपतनं शरीरेऽस्य भविष्यति॥

nāma tasya ca daṇḍeti pitā cakre'lpatejasaḥ| avaśyaṃ daṇḍapatanaṃ śarīre'sya bhaviṣyati||

English Meaning

And thinking that he should therefore be punished he named this son 'Danda.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)