Chapter 1 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 1.28

धनुर्वेदविदां श्रेष्ठो लोकेऽतिरथसम्मतः। अभियाता प्रहर्ता च सेनानयविशारदः॥

dhanurvedavidāṃ śreṣṭho loke'tirathasammataḥ| abhiyātā prahartā ca senānayaviśāradaḥ||

English Meaning

He was the foremost of those accomplished in archery; and was acknowledged among men as an Atiratha. * He led his forces in the direction of the foe; and he slew his enemies; and was accomplished in marshalling the troops. *He who alone vanquishes an innumerable host of warriors is called an Atiratha.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)