ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठश्च धर्मात्मा दिलीपनहुषोपमः। लब्धुमर्हति काकुत्स्थो राज्यं दशरथो यथा॥
jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaśca dharmātmā dilīpanahuṣopamaḥ| labdhumarhati kākutstho rājyaṃ daśaratho yathā||
English Meaning
First-born, and foremost in merit, righteoussouled, and comparable to Dilipa and Nahuşa, Kākutstha deserves the kingdom, just as Dasaratha did.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)