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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.9

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

2.102.9

nānā vṛṣṭir babhūvāsmin na durbhikṣaṃ satāṃ vare
anaraṇye mahārāje taskaro vāpi kaś cana

Under this best of the good there was no failure of rain, no famine, nor any thief at all—under Anaraṇya, the great king.

Words: nānā vṛṣṭir — no failure of rain; babhūvāsmin — occurred under him; na durbhikṣaṃ — no famine; satāṃ vare — under the best of the good; anaraṇye mahārāje — under Anaraṇya the great king; taskaro vāpi kaś cana — nor any thief at all

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.