kaḥ priyatamaḥ?

ko daśarathasya priyatamaḥ putraḥ?

kiṃ bharataḥ priyatamaḥ putraḥ? bharataḥ putraḥ kaikeyyāḥ. kaikeyī priyatamā patnī daśarathasya.

kintu putraḥ kaikeyyā na priyatamo daśarathasya. bharato na daśarathasya priyatamaḥ putraḥ.

kiṃ lakṣmaṇaḥ priyatamaḥ putraḥ? kiṃ śatrughnaḥ priyatamo daśarathasya?

lakṣmaṇaḥ śatrughnaś ca putrau sumitrāyāḥ. sumitrā priyā kausalyāyāḥ kaikeyyā daśarathasya ca.

lakṣmaṇaḥ śatrughnaś ca priyau putrau daśarathasya. kintu lakṣmaṇo na daśarathasya priyatamaḥ. na ca śatrughnaḥ priyatamo daśarathasya.

kausalyā na daśarathasya priyatamā patnī. kintu putraḥ kausalyāyāḥ priyo daśarathasya. putraḥ kausalyāyā rāmaḥ. kiṃ rāmaḥ priyatamaḥ?

rāmaḥ priyatamaḥ. rāmo daśarathasya priyatamaḥ sundaratamaḥ putraḥ.