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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.6.2

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 6: Daśaratha and Ayodhyā’s inhabitants. Daśaratha rules a prosperous and disciplined population, supported by trained warriors, fine horses and powerful elephants

In the sequence: The narrator describes Daśaratha as learned, far-sighted, self-controlled, powerful, rich in allies, and loved by town and countryside → his protection of Ayodhyā is compared to Indra's protection of Amarāvatī

1.6.2

ikṣvākūṇām atiratho yajvā dharmarato vaśī
maharṣikalpo rājarṣis triṣu lokṛṣu viśrutaḥ

a mighty chariot-warrior of the Ikṣvākus, a performer of sacrifices, devoted to dharma and self-controlled, like a great sage, a royal seer renowned in the three worlds;

Words: ikṣvākūṇām — of the Ikṣvākus; atiratho — a mighty chariot-warrior; yajvā — a performer of sacrifices; dharmarato — devoted to dharma; vaśī — self-controlled, master of himself; maharṣikalpo — like a great sage; rājarṣis — a royal seer; triṣu — in the three; lokṛṣu — worlds; viśrutaḥ — renowned, famed

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.