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)