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BackAyodhya Kanda · 2.19
Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 2
तस्य धर्मार्थविदुषो भावमाज्ञाय सर्वशः। ब्राह्मणा जनमुख्याश्च पौरजानपदै स्सह।।2.2.19।। समेत्य मन्त्रयित्वा तु समतागतबुद्धयः। ऊचुश्च मनसा ज्ञात्वा वृद्धं दशरथं नृपम्

tasya dharmārthaviduṣo bhāvamājñāya sarvaśaḥ| brāhmaṇā janamukhyāśca paurajānapadai ssaha sametya mantrayitvā tu samatāgatabuddhayaḥ| ūcuśca manasā jñātvā vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam

Translation (English)

Brahmins, kings and other prominent men, inhabitants of towns and villages having fully known the views of Dasaratha who was conversant with artha and dharma joined together and deliberated. They thought out well and having arrived at unanimity in their thinking thus addressed the aged king Dasaratha.

M.N. Dutt (1891)

Commentary

Brahmins, kings, and citizens all agree. The tripartite approval — spiritual, political, and popular — establishes the legitimacy of Rama's coronation beyond any doubt. Every sector of society has spoken. The decision is ratified by the whole world.

ब्राह्मणजानपद