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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.60.21

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 60: Story of Viśvāmitra: Śunaḥśepa is bought for sacrifice. Indra steals Ambarīṣa’s sacrificial victim, the King purchases Śunaḥśepa after the boy’s parents reserve their eldest and youngest sons

In the sequence: Ambarīṣa pays, places the boy in his chariot, and leaves swiftly.

1.60.21

gavāṃ śatasahasreṇa śunaḥśepaṃ nareśvaraḥ
gṛhītvā paramaprīto jagāma raghunandana

For a hundred thousand cows the lord of men, having taken Śunaḥśepa, went off highly delighted, O delight of the Raghus.

Words: gavāṃ — of cows; śatasahasreṇa — for a hundred thousand; śunaḥśepaṃ — Śunaḥśepa; nareśvaraḥ — the lord of men; gṛhītvā — having taken; paramaprīto — highly delighted; jagāma — went; raghunandana — O delight of the Raghus

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.