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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.7.14

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 7: The ministers who sustain the Kingdom. Ministers and priests advise Daśaratha, gather intelligence, maintain the treasury and army, and administer justice without favour

In the sequence: their cooperation, vigilance, and judgment support the Kingdom's peace and win respect abroad

1.7.14

gurau guṇagṛhītāś ca prakhyātāś ca parākramaiḥ
videśeṣv api vijñātāḥ sarvato buddhiniścayāt

Devoted to their preceptor and esteemed for their virtues, renowned for their feats of valour, they were known even in foreign lands, on every side, for the firmness of their judgement.

Words: gurau — toward the preceptor, elder; guṇagṛhītāś — won over / held fast by (their) virtues; ca — and; prakhyātāś — renowned, celebrated; ca — and; parākramaiḥ — by (their) feats of valour; videśeṣv — in foreign lands; api — even; vijñātāḥ — known, recognized; sarvato — on all sides, everywhere; buddhiniścayāt — through the firmness of (their) judgement

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.