Chapter 1 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 1.2

कोन्वस्मिन् साम्प्रतं लोके गुणवान् कश्च वीर्यवान्। धर्मज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च सत्यवाक्यो दृढत्नतः॥

konvasmin sāmprataṃ loke guṇavān kaśca vīryavān| dharmajñaśca kṛtajñaśca satyavākyo dṛḍhatnataḥ||

English Meaning

Who at present in this world is like crowned with qualities, and with prowess, knowing duty, and grateful, and truthful, and firm in vow.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)