Chapter 77 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 77

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 77.18

तेषामतियशा लोके रामः सत्यपराक्रमः॥ स्वयंभूरिव भूतानां बभूव गुणवत्तरः।

teṣāmatiyaśā loke rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ|| svayaṃbhūriva bhūtānāṃ babhūva guṇavattaraḥ|

English Meaning

Rāma having truth for prowess, by virtue of his excellence appeared to everyone the most meritorious of (Dasaratha's son) like to the self create Himself to all being.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)