Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 2
सत्यवादी महेष्वासो वृद्धसेवी जितेन्द्रियः।।2.2.41।। स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषी च धर्मं सर्वात्मना श्रितः।
satyavādī maheṣvāso vṛddhasevī jitendriyaḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣī ca dharmaṃ sarvātmanā śritaḥ|
. He is one who speaks the truth. He is a great archer, one who has conquered his senses and serves the aged. He speaks with a smile and protects dharma with all his heart.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Rama speaks truth, is a great archer, has conquered his senses, and serves the aged. The sequence moves from speech to action to self-mastery to service — a complete arc of virtue. Each quality builds on the one before it.
जितेन्द्रियवृद्धसेवा