Chapter 21 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 21.10

एष विग्रहवान् धर्म एष वीर्यवतां वरः। एष विद्याधिको लोके तपसश्च परायणम्॥

eṣa vigrahavān dharma eṣa vīryavatāṃ varaḥ| eṣa vidyādhiko loke tapasaśca parāyaṇam||

English Meaning

This one is Virtue incarnate : this one is the foremost of those possessing prowess. This one surpass all others in learning, and is the refuge of asceticism.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)