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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.17.14

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 17: Birth and upbringing of the princes; Viśvāmitra’s arrival. Daśaratha’s four sons are born and grow devoted in pairs, Viśvāmitra arrives and receives the King’s promise to fulfil his request

In the sequence: the princes grow learned, brave, and devoted to the world's welfare, with Rāma especially beloved

1.17.14

sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve lokahite ratāḥ
sarve jñānopasaṃpannāḥ sarve samuditā guṇaiḥ

All were knowers of the Veda and heroic; all were devoted to the good of the world; all were endowed with knowledge; all were furnished with virtues.

Words: sarve — all; vedavidaḥ — knowers of the Veda; śūrāḥ — heroic; sarve — all; lokahite — in the good of the world; ratāḥ — devoted, engaged; sarve — all; jñānopasaṃpannāḥ — endowed with knowledge; sarve — all; samuditā — furnished, endowed; guṇaiḥ — with virtues

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.