Chapter 2 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 2.34

सत्यवादी महेष्वासो वृद्धसेवी जितेन्द्रियः॥ स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषी चार्धे सर्वात्मनाश्रितः। सम्यग्योक्ता श्रेयसां च न विगृह्यकथारुचिः॥

satyavādī maheṣvāso vṛddhasevī jitendriyaḥ|| smitapūrvābhibhāṣī cārdhe sarvātmanāśritaḥ| samyagyoktā śreyasāṃ ca na vigṛhyakathāruciḥ||

English Meaning

He speaks the truth, and is a mighty bowman. He ministers to the aged, and has controlled his senses. He preludes his speech with a smile, and is established in righteousness with his whole soul. he entirely brings about good, and he takes no delight in bandying words after a quarrel.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)