Chapter 2 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 2.5

नानुकीर्त्या गुणास्तस्य धर्मतः शीलतस्तथा। प्रजापतेः पुत्र इति वक्तुं शक्यं हि नामतः॥

nānukīrtyā guṇāstasya dharmataḥ śīlatastathā| prajāpateḥ putra iti vaktuṃ śakyaṃ hi nāmataḥ||

English Meaning

His virtues, springing from righteousness and excellency of character, are past all delineation; I can only say that, forsooth, he went by the name of Prajāpati's son.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)