Chapter 1 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 1.23

दृढभक्तिः स्थिरप्रज्ञो नासद्ग्राही न दुर्वचः। निस्तन्द्रीरप्रमत्तश्च स्वदोषपरदोषवित्॥

dṛḍhabhaktiḥ sthiraprajño nāsadgrāhī na durvacaḥ| nistandrīrapramattaśca svadoṣaparadoṣavit||

English Meaning

And he was ardently reverential; and his wisdom never wavered; and he accepted no improper present; and he used no rough speech. He knew no idleness; and was vigilant; and had a knowledge of his own as well as of others' failings.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)