Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 34: Satyavatī, Viśvāmitra’s Elder Sister
Text 1.34.7
पूर्वजा भगिनी चापि मम राघव सुव्रता।
नाम्ना सत्यवती नाम ऋचीके प्रतिपादिता॥
pūrvajā bhaginī cāpi mama rāghava suvratā
nāmnā satyavatī nāma ṛcīke pratipāditā
pūrvajā = elder; bhaginī ca api = sister; mama = mine; rāghava = O descendant; suvratā = of pious vows; nāmnā = by the name; satyavatī = Satyavatī; nāma = famous; ṛcīke = to the sage Ṛcīka; pratipāditā = was given over.
O descendant of Raghu, my elder sister of pious vows, famous by the name Satyavatī, was given over to the sage Ṛcīka.