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Verse 20.11

Sarga 20

चतुर्णामात्मजानां हि प्रीति:परमिका मम।।1.20.11।। ज्येष्ठं धर्मप्रधानं च न रामं नेतुमर्हसि।

caturṇāmātmajānāṃ hi prīti:paramikā mama..1.20.11.. jyeṣṭhaṃ dharmapradhānaṃ ca na rāmaṃ netumarhasi.

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English Translation

"My love for Rama among all my four sons is supreme.It is not proper for you to take Rama, the eldest son whose prime qualification is his virtue."

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Word Meanings

चतुर्णाम् among the four, आत्मजानाम् sons, मम for me, परमिका great, प्रीति: हि affection indeed, ज्येष्ठम् eldest, धर्मप्रधानम् च with virtue as prime qualification, रामम् Rama, नेतुम् to take, नार्हसि it is not proper.

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Source

Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 20

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20.11