Chapter 17 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 17.13

कुलीनः सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तेजस्वी चरितव्रतः। रामः करुणवेदी च प्रजानां च हिते रतः॥ सानुक्रोशो महोत्साहः समयज्ञो दृढव्रतः। इत्येतत् सर्वभूतानि कथयन्ति यशो भुवि ॥

kulīnaḥ sattvasampannastejasvī caritavrataḥ| rāmaḥ karuṇavedī ca prajānāṃ ca hite rataḥ|| sānukrośo mahotsāhaḥ samayajño dṛḍhavrataḥ| ityetat sarvabhūtāni kathayanti yaśo bhuvi ||

English Meaning

People speak highly of you, O Rāma, on this earth, describing you as coming of a high family, gifted with manliness and prowess, ever engaged in the welfare of your subjects, compassionate, energetic, of firm resolution and knowing time.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)