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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.1.34

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: he discusses making Rāma heir with his ministers

2.1.34

taṃ samīkṣya mahārājo yuktaṃ samuditair guṇaiḥ
niścitya sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ yuvarājam amanyata

Beholding him endowed with these assembled virtues, the great king, after deliberating together with his counsellors, resolved upon (making him) heir-apparent.

Words: taṃ — him; samīkṣya — having considered, beheld; mahārājo — the great king; yuktaṃ — endowed; samuditair — assembled, combined; guṇaiḥ — with virtues; niścitya — having determined, decided; sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ — together with his counsellors; yuvarājam — as heir-apparent (crown prince); amanyata — resolved, thought (fit)

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.