Chapter 79 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 79

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 79.16

एवं स राजा तद्राज्यमकरोत्सपुरोहितः। प्रहृष्टमनुजाकीर्णं देवराजो यथा दिवि॥

evaṃ sa rājā tadrājyamakarotsapurohitaḥ| prahṛṣṭamanujākīrṇaṃ devarājo yathā divi||

English Meaning

Having thus established his kingdom, Danda, with his priest, began to lord over it filled with healthy and delighted people like to the lord of celestials in their region.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)