इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातो भविष्यति सुधार्मिकः। नाम्ना दशरथो राजा श्रीमान् सत्यप्रतिश्रवः॥
ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jāto bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ| nāmnā daśaratho rājā śrīmān satyapratiśravaḥ||
English Meaning
In the line of Ikşvāku will be born a righteous king, named Dasaratha, fair of form, and firm in promise.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)