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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.1.8
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 1: Nārada recounts Rāma’s life. Vālmīki asks whether anyone possesses all the virtues he names, Nārada identifies Rāma and recounts his story
In the sequence: Nārada says such a combination is rare, then names Rāma of the Ikṣvāku line
1.1.8
ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhavo rāmo nāma janaiḥ śrutaḥ
niyatātmā mahāvīryo dyutimān dhṛtimān vaśī
Sprung from the lineage of Ikṣvāku, known among the people by the name Rāma — self-controlled, of great valour, radiant, resolute, master of his senses,
Words: ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhavo — sprung from the lineage of Ikṣvāku; rāmo nāma — Rāma by name; janaiḥ śrutaḥ — known among the people; niyatātmā — self-controlled; mahāvīryo — of great valour; dyutimān — radiant; dhṛtimān — resolute, steadfast; vaśī — master of his senses
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.