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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.8

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: the succession continues through Kukṣi, Vikukṣi, Bāṇa, and Anaraṇya, whose reign is free of failed rains, famine, and theft

2.102.8

vikukṣes tu mahātejā bāṇaḥ putraḥ pratāpavān
bāṇasya tu mahābāhur anaraṇyo mahāyaśāḥ

Vikukṣi's son was the mighty, valorous Bāṇa; and Bāṇa's son was the great-armed, illustrious Anaraṇya.

Words: vikukṣes tu — and Vikukṣi's; mahātejā — of great splendour; bāṇaḥ putraḥ — the son Bāṇa; pratāpavān — valorous, majestic; bāṇasya tu — and Bāṇa's; mahābāhur — the great-armed; anaraṇyo — Anaraṇya; mahāyaśāḥ — of great fame

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.