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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.5.7

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 5: The ṛṣis appeal for protection. Tapasvins display the victims of rākṣasa attacks, Rāma promises to defend them and gives his exile a purpose

In the sequence: they acknowledge his standing in the Ikṣvāku family and his commitment to truth and duty, then ask permission to speak of their distress

3.5.7

tvam ikṣvākukulasyāsya pṛthivyāś ca mahārathaḥ
pradhānaś cāsi nāthaś ca devānāṃ maghavān iva

“You are the great warrior of this house of Ikṣvāku and of the earth; you are its chief and its lord, like Maghavat (Indra) among the gods.

Words: tvam — you; ikṣvākukulasyāsya — of this house of Ikṣvāku; pṛthivyāś — of the earth; ca — and; mahārathaḥ — great warrior; pradhānaś — chief; cāsi — and you are; nāthaś — lord, protector; ca — and; devānāṃ — of the gods; maghavān — Maghavat (Indra); iva — like

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.