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The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki 1.1.7

Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa 1.1.7

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Sanskrit

1.1.7

bahavo durlabhāś caiva ye tvayā kīrtitā guṇāḥ
mune vakṣyāmy ahaṃ buddhvā tair yuktaḥ śrūyatāṃ naraḥ

Then Nárad, clear before whose eye
The present, past, and future lie,
Made ready answer: 'Hermit, where
Are graces found so high and rare?
Yet listen, and my tongue shall tell
In whom alone these virtues dwell.
From old Ikshváku's line he came,
Known to the world by Ráma's name:
With soul subdued, a chief of might,
In Scripture versed, in glory bright,
His steps in virtue's paths are bent,
Obedient, pure, and eloquent.
In each emprise he wins success,
And dying foes his power confess.
Tall and broad-shouldered, strong of limb,
Fortune has set her mark on him.
Graced with a conch-shell's triple line,
His threat displays the auspicious sign.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse

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