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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.1.32

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

2.1.32

yamaśakrasamo vīrye bṛhaspatisamo matau
mahīdharasamo dhṛtyāṃ mattaś ca guṇavattaraḥ

In valour equal to Yama and Śakra (Indra), in wisdom equal to Bṛhaspati, in steadfastness equal to a mountain, and richer in virtues than I am.

Words: yamaśakrasamo — equal to Yama and Śakra; vīrye — in valour; bṛhaspatisamo — equal to Bṛhaspati; matau — in wisdom, thought; mahīdharasamo — equal to a mountain; dhṛtyāṃ — in steadfastness, firmness; mattaś ca — and than me; guṇavattaraḥ — richer in virtues

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.