sa taṅ sasmitamābhāṣya putraṅ putravatāṅ varaḥ৷৷2.3.38৷৷
uvācēdaṅ vacō rājā dēvēndramiva kāśyapaḥ.
uvācēdaṅ vacō rājā dēvēndramiva kāśyapaḥ.
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putrāvatām among those having sons, varaḥ best, saḥ rājā that king, taṅ putram that son, sasmitam with a smile, ābhāṣya having called, kāśyapaḥ Kasyapa, dēvēndramiva like Devendra, idam this, vacaḥ words, uvāca spoke.
putrāvatām among those having sons, varaḥ best, saḥ rājā that king, taṅ putram that son, sasmitam with a smile, ābhāṣya having called, kāśyapaḥ Kasyapa, dēvēndramiva like Devendra, idam this, vacaḥ words, uvāca spoke.
The best among fathers, he (Dasaratha) said these words to his son with a smile, like Kasyapa addressing Devendra.