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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.1.29

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: Daśaratha privately considers Rāma's qualifications and the people's affection for him, judging him even better fitted to rule than himself

2.1.29

etais tu bahubhir yuktaṃ guṇair anupamaiḥ sutam
dṛṣṭvā daśaratho rājā cakre cintāṃ paraṃtapaḥ

Seeing his son endowed with these many peerless virtues, King Daśaratha, scorcher of foes, fell to pondering.

Words: etais tu — and with these; bahubhir — many; yuktaṃ — endowed; guṇair — with virtues; anupamaiḥ — peerless, incomparable; sutam — the son; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; daśaratho — Daśaratha; rājā — the king; cakre — made; cintāṃ — reflection, thought; paraṃtapaḥ — scorcher of foes

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.