Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 1
शीलवृद्धैर्ज्ञानवृद्धैर्वयोवृद्धैश्च सज्जनैः। कथयन्नास्त वै नित्यमस्त्रयोग्यान्तरेष्वपि
śīlavṛddhairjñānavṛddhairvayovṛddhaiśca sajjanaiḥ| kathayannāsta vai nityamastrayogyāntareṣvapi
Even during intervals of his practice of weapons he never failed to interact with saintly persons and with people advanced in age, virtue and wisdom.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Rama spends time with the wise — those gifted in conduct, knowledge, and age. He seeks out the company of the good. The verse reveals that his wisdom is not innate alone but cultivated through association with the virtuous.
शीलवृद्धज्ञानवृद्धसज्जन