Chapter 2 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 2.39

दान्तैः सर्वप्रजाकान्तैः प्रीतिसंजननैर्नृणाम्। गुणैर्विरोचते रामो दीप्तः सूर्य इवांशुभिः॥

dāntaiḥ sarvaprajākāntaiḥ prītisaṃjananairnṛṇām| guṇairvirocate rāmo dīptaḥ sūrya ivāṃśubhiḥ||

English Meaning

In virtue of his self-control and other qualities, dear to the subjects and capable of exciting the delight of mankind, Rāma shines even like the effulgent Sun surrounded by his rays.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)