daśaratho yaṣṭum icchati
daśarathaḥ :mama na putraḥ .kena mama putro bhavet ?ahaṃ kena sukhī bhaveyam ?ahaṃ jānāmi !
daśarathaḥ :ahaṃ yaṣṭum icchāmi .ahaṃ yajñaṃ yaṣṭum icchāmi .sarve devāḥ prītā bhaveyuḥ .sarve devā yajñena prītā bhaveyuḥ .
daśarathaḥ :kiṃ sarve devāḥ prītā bhaviṣyanti ?kiṃ sarve devāḥ prītā bhaviṣyanti mama yajñena ?kiṃ sarve devā mahyaṃ putraṃ dāsyanti ?kiṃ sarve devā mahyaṃ balavantaṃ priyaṃ putraṃ dāsyanti ?ahaṃ jñātum icchāmi .