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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.37.22

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 37: Story of Sagara: One heir and sixty thousand sons. Sagara’s wives choose one dynastic heir or sixty thousand sons, the many grow in ghee-filled pots while Asamañja is banished for killing children

In the sequence: Asamañja's son Aṃśumat, however, is brave, kindly, and universally respected

1.37.22

tasya putro 'ṃśumān nāma asamañjasya vīryavān
saṃmataḥ sarvalokasya sarvasyāpi priyaṃvadaḥ

Asamañja had a valiant son named Aṃśumat, esteemed by all the world and speaking kindly to everyone.

Words: tasya — his; putro 'ṃśumān — the son Aṃśumat; nāma — by name; asamañjasya — of Asamañja; vīryavān — valiant, mighty; saṃmataḥ — esteemed, approved; sarvalokasya — by all the world; sarvasyāpi — and by everyone; priyaṃvadaḥ — kindly-spoken, speaking pleasantly

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.