Chapter 70 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 70

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 70.18

मनुः प्रजापतिः पूर्वमिक्ष्वाकुश्च मनोः सुतः। तमिक्ष्वाकुमयोध्यायां राजानं विद्धि पूर्वकम्॥

manuḥ prajāpatiḥ pūrvamikṣvākuśca manoḥ sutaḥ| tamikṣvākumayodhyāyāṃ rājānaṃ viddhi pūrvakam||

English Meaning

This Manu is otherwise called Prajäpati; and Ikşvāku is Manu's son. And this Ikşvāku you must understand, was the first king of Ayodhyā.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)