Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 6
बाला अपि क्रीडमाना गृहद्वारेषु सङ्घशः। रामाभिषवसंयुक्ताश्चक्रुरेवं मिथः कथाः
bālā api krīḍamānā gṛhadvāreṣu saṅghaśaḥ| rāmābhiṣavasaṃyuktāścakrurevaṃ mithaḥ kathāḥ
Similarly children playing in groups in front of the houses also related to each other stories regarding the coronation of Rama.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Children playing in groups tell each other stories about the coronation. The detail is pure sweetness — the epic pauses to show us children at play, their games reflecting the great event. The future generation inherits the joy.
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