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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.23

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 6: Worship before the abhiṣeka. Rāma worships Nārāyaṇa with Sītā, offers havis and eats its remainder, they sleep on kuśa as Ayodhyā celebrates

In the sequence: people praise Daśaratha for recognizing his age and choosing a capable, considerate successor

2.6.23

anuddhatamanā vidvān dharmātmā bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
yathā ca bhrātṛṣu snigdhas tathāsmāsv api rāghavaḥ

“Unarrogant of mind, learned, righteous, affectionate to his brothers — and as Rāghava is tender toward his brothers, so is he toward us also.

Words: anuddhatamanā — of unarrogant mind; vidvān — learned; dharmātmā — righteous-souled; bhrātṛvatsalaḥ — affectionate to his brothers; yathā — as; ca — and; bhrātṛṣu — toward his brothers; snigdhas — tender, affectionate; tathāsmāsv — so toward us; api — also; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava

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.