Chapter 8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 8.13

धर्मज्ञो गुणवान्दान्तः कृतज्ञः सत्यवाञ्छुचिः। रामो राजसुतो ज्येष्ठो यौवराज्यमतोऽर्हति॥

dharmajño guṇavāndāntaḥ kṛtajñaḥ satyavāñchuciḥ| rāmo rājasuto jyeṣṭho yauvarājyamato'rhati||

English Meaning

Rāma is cognizant of morality, and filled with perfections, and accomplished, and grateful, and endowed with truth, and pure. And as he is the eldest son of the King, he deserves the Kingdom as heir-apparent.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)