Chapter 84 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 84

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 84.6

धर्मज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च बुद्ध्या च परिनिष्ठितः। शशास पृथिवीं स्फीतां धर्मेण सुसमाहितः॥

dharmajñaśca kṛtajñaśca buddhyā ca pariniṣṭhitaḥ| śaśāsa pṛthivīṃ sphītāṃ dharmeṇa susamāhitaḥ||

English Meaning

He was pious, grateful and used to perform nothing without proper deliberation. And treading tracks he used to govern his subjects very carefully.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)