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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.1.20

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: the narrator describes the qualities that make Rāma fit to rule: he speaks kindly, remembers kindness rather than injuries, learns from elders, understands duty and government, manages revenue and expenditure, and is accomplished in warfare

2.1.20

śāstrajñaś ca kṛtajñaś ca puruṣāntarakovidaḥ
yaḥ pragrahānugrahayor yathānyāyaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ

Learned in the scriptures, mindful of favours done, and skilled in reading the characters of men, he was discerning, according to what was just, in matters of restraint and of favour.

Words: śāstrajñaś ca — and learned in the scriptures; kṛtajñaś ca — and grateful, mindful of what is done; puruṣāntarakovidaḥ — skilled in the differences among men; yaḥ — who; pragrahānugrahayor — in restraint and favour; yathānyāyaṃ — according to justice; vicakṣaṇaḥ — discerning, clear-sighted

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.