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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.105.17
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 105: Bharata carries the sandals home. The company circles Citrakūṭa, Bharata reports Rāma’s decision to Bharadvāja and recrosses the Yamunā & Gaṅgā toward Ayodhyā
In the sequence: Bharadvāja praises his conduct and says that such a son preserves Daśaratha's good name
2.105.17
amṛtaḥ sa mahābāhuḥ pitā daśarathas tava
yasya tvam īdṛśaḥ putro dharmātmā dharmavatsalaḥ
Undying is that mighty-armed father of yours, Daśaratha, of whom you are such a son — righteous-souled and cherishing dharma.”
Words: amṛtaḥ — undying, immortal; sa — that; mahābāhuḥ — mighty-armed; pitā — father; daśarathas — Daśaratha; tava — your; yasya — of whom; tvam — you; īdṛśaḥ — such; putro — a son; dharmātmā — righteous-souled; dharmavatsalaḥ — cherishing dharma
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.