Chapter 1 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 1.38

इत्येवं विविधैस्तैस्तैरन्यपार्थिवदुर्लभैः। शिष्टैरपरिमेयैश्च लोके लोकोत्तरैर्गुणैः॥

ityevaṃ vividhaistaistairanyapārthivadurlabhaiḥ| śiṣṭairaparimeyaiśca loke lokottarairguṇaiḥ||

English Meaning

Seeing him (Rāma) thus crowned with all these various as well as other sterling and immeasurable virtues rare among other princes, the king then took counsel with his ministers, and made up his mind to confer upon Rāma the dignity of heir-apparent.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)