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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.18.2

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 18: Viśvāmitra’s request: Rāma’s protection of the sacrifice. Viśvāmitra asks for Rāma to protect his sacrifice from Mārīca & Subāhu, promising the prince’s safety and advancement

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra praises Daśaratha's promise and asks him to keep it

1.18.2

sadṛśaṃ rājaśārdūla tavaitad bhuvi nānyataḥ
mahāvaṃśaprasūtasya vasiṣṭhavyapadeśinaḥ

This is worthy of you, O tiger among kings — sprung from a great line and guided by Vasiṣṭha — and of none other on earth.

Words: sadṛśaṃ — worthy, befitting; rājaśārdūla — O tiger among kings; tavaitad — this of yours; bhuvi — on earth; nānyataḥ — not from any other; mahāvaṃśaprasūtasya — of one sprung from a great line; vasiṣṭhavyapadeśinaḥ — having Vasiṣṭha as (spiritual) guide

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.