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Ramayan Companion v1.0.0

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BackAyodhya Kanda · 1.40
Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 1
इत्येतैर्विविधैस्तैस्तैरन्यपार्थिवदुर्लभैः।।2.1.40।। शिष्टैरपरिमेयैश्च लोके लोकोत्तरैर्गुणैः। तं समीक्ष्य महाराजो युक्तं समुदितैश्शुभैः।।2.1.41।। निश्चित्य सचिवैस्सार्धं युवराजममन्यत।

ityetairvividhaistaistairanyapārthivadurlabhaiḥ śiṣṭairaparimeyaiśca loke lokottarairguṇaiḥ| taṃ samīkṣya mahārājo yuktaṃ samuditaiśśubhaiḥ niścitya sacivaissārdhaṃ yuvarājamamanyata|

Translation (English)

King Dasaratha in consultation with his ministers observed that Rama is endowed with various virtues not found in other kings, immeasurable virtues which are praiseworthy, and exemplary. He is distinguished in this world as all qualities seem to have merged in him. The king then made up his mind to make him princeregent.

M.N. Dutt (1891)

Commentary

Dasharatha consults with his ministers about Rama's virtues, confirming what he already knows. The consultation is a formality — the decision has already been made in his heart. The verse shows a king who rules through counsel, not tyranny, even when his mind is already made up.

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