Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 1
एतैस्तु बहुभिर्युक्तं गुणैरनुपमैस्सुतम्।।2.1.34।। दृष्ट्वा दशरथो राजा चक्रे चिन्तां परन्तपः।
etaistu bahubhiryuktaṃ guṇairanupamaissutam dṛṣṭvā daśaratho rājā cakre cintāṃ parantapaḥ|
Observing his son endowed with such innumerable and incomparable virtues, king Dasaratha, subduer of enemies started thinking.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Dasharatha observes his son's virtues and a thought flashes in his mind. The aging king, who has lived long, begins to contemplate the next step. The verse is a hinge — the long description of Rama's virtues has been building toward this moment of decision.
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