देया च सन्ततिर्देव नावसीदेत्कुलं च न:। इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले देव एष मेऽस्तु वर:पर:।।1.42.20।।
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English Translation
देव O Divine lord, इक्ष्वाकूणाम् for Ikshvakus, कुले in the dynasty, सन्तति: progeny, देया should be bestowed, न: our, कुलम् race, नावसीदेत् let it not be terminated, एष: this, मे my, पर: another, वर: अस्तु let it be a boon.
English Commentary
'O Lord let the progeny be perpuated in our race of the Ikshvakus. Let not that dynasty be terminated with me. This is another boon I seek'.