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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.1.14

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 1: Daśaratha proposes Rāma as heir. With Bharata & Śatrughna in Kekaya, Daśaratha weighs Rāma’s fitness to rule and summons an assembly

In the sequence: back in Ayodhyā, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa attend to their father, while Rāma looks after public affairs and his obligations to his mothers and elders

2.1.14

evaṃ daśarathaḥ prīto brāhmaṇā naigamās tathā
rāmasya śīlavṛttena sarve viṣayavāsinaḥ

Thus Daśaratha was pleased, and so too the brahmins, the townspeople, and all who dwelt in the realm, on account of Rāma's character and conduct.

Words: evaṃ — thus; daśarathaḥ — Daśaratha; prīto — pleased; brāhmaṇā — the brahmins; naigamās — the townsfolk, merchants; tathā — likewise; rāmasya — of Rāma; śīlavṛttena — by his character and conduct; sarve — all; viṣayavāsinaḥ — the dwellers in the realm

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.