🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 2.82.12

Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Ayodhyā · Sarga 82 · Verse 12

कथम् दशरथाज् जातः भवेद् राज्य अपहारकः ।राज्यम् च अहम् च रामस्य धर्मम् वक्तुम् इह अर्हसि ॥२-८२-१२॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.12 · Devanāgarī reading text

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