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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.46.11

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 46: Story of Indra & Diti: The Maruts’ regions and Viśālā’s lineage. Diti obtains divine wind-regions for her children, Viśvāmitra recounts Viśālā’s royal lineage and Sumati comes to welcome the travellers

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra identifies the surrounding country as the place where Indra served Diti. He now answers Rāma's question about the city: Viśāla, son of Ikṣvāku and Alambuṣā, founded Viśālā

1.46.11

ikṣvākos tu naravyāghra putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ
alambuṣāyām utpanno viśāla iti viśrutaḥ

O tiger among men, a most righteous son of Ikṣvāku, born of Alambuṣā, was famed as Viśāla.

Words: ikṣvākos — of Ikṣvāku; tu — and; naravyāghra — O tiger among men; putraḥ — son; paramadhārmikaḥ — most righteous; alambuṣāyām — of/from Alambuṣā (an Apsaras); utpanno — born, arisen; viśāla — Viśāla; iti — thus; viśrutaḥ — famed, renowned

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.