Chapter 34 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 34.6

सत्त्वाभिजनसम्पन्नः सानुक्रोशो जितेन्द्रियः। कृतज्ञः सत्यवादी च राजा लोके महीयते॥

sattvābhijanasampannaḥ sānukrośo jitendriyaḥ| kṛtajñaḥ satyavādī ca rājā loke mahīyate||

English Meaning

The king that is nobly endowed by heredily, and is kind, that has subdued his senses, and is grateful and truth telling, obtains renown in this world.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)