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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.18

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 102: Vasiṣṭha recounts the royal lineage. He traces the dynasty from creation through Ikṣvāku and Sagara, invoking its tradition of eldest succession

In the sequence: despite poison given by her co-wife to destroy the embryo, the child is born together with the poison and is named Sagara

2.102.18

sapatnyā tu garas tasyai datto garbhajighāṃsayā
gareṇa saha tenaiva jātaḥ sa sagaro 'bhavat

But poison was given to her by her co-wife, out of a wish to destroy the embryo; born together with that very poison, he became Sagara.

Words: sapatnyā tu — but by (her) co-wife; garas tasyai datto — poison was given to her; garbhajighāṃsayā — out of a wish to kill the embryo; gareṇa saha tenaiva — together with that very poison; jātaḥ — born; sa sagaro 'bhavat — he became Sagara

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.