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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.1.30

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 1: Daśaratha proposes Rāma as heir. With Bharata & Śatrughna in Kekaya, Daśaratha weighs Rāma’s fitness to rule and summons an assembly

In the sequence: Daśaratha privately considers Rāma's qualifications and the people's affection for him, judging him even better fitted to rule than himself

2.1.30

eṣā hy asya parā prītir hṛdi saṃparivartate
kadā nāma sutaṃ drakṣyāmy abhiṣiktam ahaṃ priyam

For this supreme longing kept revolving in his heart: “When indeed shall I see my beloved son consecrated (as heir-apparent)?”

Words: eṣā — this; hy — for, indeed; asya — his; parā — supreme, highest; prītir — longing, delight; hṛdi — in the heart; saṃparivartate — revolves, turns about; kadā — when; nāma — indeed, perchance; sutaṃ — the son; drakṣyāmy — shall I see; abhiṣiktam — consecrated, anointed; ahaṃ — I; priyam — beloved, dear

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.