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)