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BALAKANDA
Many
and rare
are the virtues
enumerated by you ; O sage, I shall speak
with knowledge; hear of the man endowed
with these :
इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवो रामो नाम जनैः
श्रुतः ।
नियतात्मा महावीर्यो द्युतिमान् धृतिमान् वशी ॥
Descended from the line of the Ikshvakus,
he is known to men as Rama; self-
controlled (he is), greatly heroic, possessed
of brilliance, firmness and restraint,
बुद्धिमान् नीतिमान् वाग्मो श्रीमान् शत्रुनिबर्हणः ।
धर्मशस्सत्यसन्धश्च प्रजानां च हिते रतः ॥
Wise and just, skilled in speech, endowed
with riches, the destroyer of foes, knowing
the right, true of promise and devoted
to the welfare of his subjects,
यशस्वी ज्ञानसम्पन्नः शुचिर्वश्यस्समाधिमान् ।
रक्षिता जीवलोकस्य धर्मस्य परिरक्षिता ॥
Famous, rich in knowledge, purity, attrac-
tiveness and intent on the protection of the
suppliant, the protector of all life, and the
upholder of the right,
Many
and rare
are the virtues
enumerated by you ; O sage, I shall speak
with knowledge; hear of the man endowed
with these :
इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवो रामो नाम जनैः
श्रुतः ।
नियतात्मा महावीर्यो द्युतिमान् धृतिमान् वशी ॥
Descended from the line of the Ikshvakus,
he is known to men as Rama; self-
controlled (he is), greatly heroic, possessed
of brilliance, firmness and restraint,
बुद्धिमान् नीतिमान् वाग्मो श्रीमान् शत्रुनिबर्हणः ।
धर्मशस्सत्यसन्धश्च प्रजानां च हिते रतः ॥
Wise and just, skilled in speech, endowed
with riches, the destroyer of foes, knowing
the right, true of promise and devoted
to the welfare of his subjects,
यशस्वी ज्ञानसम्पन्नः शुचिर्वश्यस्समाधिमान् ।
रक्षिता जीवलोकस्य धर्मस्य परिरक्षिता ॥
Famous, rich in knowledge, purity, attrac-
tiveness and intent on the protection of the
suppliant, the protector of all life, and the
upholder of the right,