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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.46.18

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 praises the dynasty's long life and righteousness and proposes staying overnight before visiting Janaka

1.46.18

ikṣvākos tu prasādena sarve vaiśālikā nṛpāḥ
dīrghāyuṣo mahātmāno vīryavantaḥ sudhārmikāḥ

Through the grace of Ikṣvāku, all the kings of Viśālā are long-lived, great-souled, valorous, and most righteous.

Words: ikṣvākos — of Ikṣvāku; tu — and; prasādena — through the grace, favour; sarve — all; vaiśālikā — of Viśālā, the Vaiśālika; nṛpāḥ — kings; dīrghāyuṣo — long-lived; mahātmāno — great-souled; vīryavantaḥ — valorous, heroic; sudhārmikāḥ — most righteous

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.