Chapter 88 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 88

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 88.3

महाराजकुलीनेन महाभागेन धीमता। जातो दशरथेनोया न रामः स्वप्तुमर्हति॥

mahārājakulīnena mahābhāgena dhīmatā| jāto daśarathenoyā na rāmaḥ svaptumarhati||

English Meaning

Begot of that foremost of monarchs, the exalted and intelligent Daſaratha, Rāma does not deserve to sleep on the earth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)