Chapter 6 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 6

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 6.1

तस्यां पुर्यामयोध्यायां वेदवित् सर्वसंग्रहः। दीर्घदर्शी महातेजाः पौरजानपदप्रियः॥

tasyāṃ puryāmayodhyāyāṃ vedavit sarvasaṃgrahaḥ| dīrghadarśī mahātejāḥ paurajānapadapriyaḥ||

English Meaning

In that city of Ayodhyā resided king Dasaratha, versed in the Vedas, commanding all resources, far-sighted, of mighty prowess, dear to the inhabitants both rural and urban.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)