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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.6.3

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

1.6.3

balavān nihatāmitro mitravān vijitendriyaḥ
dhanaiś ca saṃcayaiś cānyaiḥ śakravaiśravaṇopamaḥ

powerful, his enemies destroyed, rich in allies, his senses conquered, and — in riches and other accumulated stores — the equal of Śakra (Indra) and Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera).

Words: balavān — powerful, strong; nihatāmitro — whose enemies were slain; mitravān — having (many) friends and allies; vijitendriyaḥ — his senses conquered; dhanaiś ca — and with riches; saṃcayaiś cānyaiḥ — and with other accumulated stores; śakravaiśravaṇopamaḥ — the equal of Śakra and Vaiśravaṇa

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.