Chapter 51 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 51

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 51.4

राजा दशरथो नाम रथकुञ्जरवाजिमान्। पितेव बन्धुर्लोकस्य सुरेश्वरसमद्युतिः॥

rājā daśaratho nāma rathakuñjaravājimān| piteva bandhurlokasya sureśvarasamadyutiḥ||

English Meaning

King Dasaratha, master of cars and elephants and steeds, is the friend of all like to their father, and is furnished with the splendour of the sovereign of celestials.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)