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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.28

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 102: Vasiṣṭha recounts the royal lineage. He traces the dynasty from creation through Ikṣvāku and Sagara, invoking its tradition of eldest succession

In the sequence: Nābhāga has the sons Aja and Suvrata, and Aja's son is Daśaratha

2.102.28

ajaś ca suvrataś caiva nābhāgasya sutāv ubhau
ajasya caiva dharmātmā rājā daśarathaḥ sutaḥ

Aja and Suvrata were both the sons of Nābhāga; and Aja's son was the righteous King Daśaratha.

Words: ajaś ca suvrataś caiva — Aja and Suvrata; nābhāgasya sutāv ubhau — both sons of Nābhāga; ajasya caiva — and Aja's; dharmātmā — the righteous-souled; rājā daśarathaḥ sutaḥ — the son, King Daśaratha

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.