Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 20: Kausalyā’s Lamentation
Text 2.20.23
वृद्धानां धर्मशीलानां राजर्षीणां महात्मनाम्।
प्राप्नुह्यायुश्च कीर्तिं च धर्मं चोपहितं कुले॥
vṛddhānāṁ dharma-śīlānāṁ rāja-rṣīṇāṁ mahātmanām
prāpnuhy āyuś ca kīrtiṁ ca dharmaṁ copahitaṁ kule
vṛddhānām = and elderly; dharma-śīlānām = are dhārmika in character; rāja-ṛṣīṇām = saintly kings; mahā-ātmanām = great souls; prāpnuhi = may You attain; āyuḥ ca = the lifespan; kīrtim ca = glory; dharmam = piety; ca = and; upahitam = found in them; kule = our dynasty’s.
Our dynasty’s saintly kings are dhārmika in character and elderly great souls. May You attain the lifespan, glory and piety found in them.