Sanskrit · DevanagariComplete modern digital transcription ↗
वत्स वत्स चिरं जीव धनुर्वाणौ गृहाण भोः । प्रियं पुत्रं न वध्नामि सत्यं मन्यस्व मे वचः ॥ १६॥
IAST
vatsa vatsa ciraṃ jīva dhanurvāṇau gṛhāṇa bhoḥ | priyaṃ putraṃ na vadhnāmi satyaṃ manyasva me vacaḥ || 16||
English
‘Child, dear child, live long! Here, take your bow and arrows. I will not tie up my beloved son—believe that my words are true.’