Chapter 1 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 1.26

श्रैष्ठ्यं चास्त्रसमूहेषु प्राप्तो व्यामिश्रकेषु च। अर्थधर्मों च संगृह्य सुखतन्त्रो न चालसः॥

śraiṣṭhyaṃ cāstrasamūheṣu prāpto vyāmiśrakeṣu ca| arthadharmoṃ ca saṃgṛhya sukhatantro na cālasaḥ||

English Meaning

He had attained proficiency in all the scriptures and literary works composed in both Sanskrit and Prakrit. He sought pleasure without sacrificing either interest or morality; and he was never dilatory in duty.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)