Bala Kanda 16.28
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Bala Kanda 16 · Verse 28
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Sanskrit Original
।। कैकेय्यै चावशिष्टार्धं ददौ पुत्रार्थकारणात्। प्रददौ चावशिष्टार्धं पायसस्यामृतोपमम्।।
৷৷ kaikēyyai cāvaśiṣṭārdhaṅ dadau putrārthakāraṇāt. pradadau cāvaśiṣṭārdhaṅ pāyasasyāmṛtōpamam৷৷
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Then Dasaratha gave half the portion of payasam to Kausalya, half of the remaining half to Sumitra, half of the remaining portion (oneeighth of original) to Kaikeyi for the sake of a son. On further thinking, he gave the remaining oneeighth portion to Sumitra. In this manner the king divided and distributed the payasam among his wives separately.
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