इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवो रामो नाम जनैः श्रुतः | नियतात्मा महावीर्यो द्युतिमान् धृतिमान् वशी || १-१-८
buddhimaan niitimaan vaa~Ngmii shriimaan shatru nibarhaNaH | vipulaaMso mahaabaahuH kaMbu griivo mahaahanuH || 1-1-9
Translation
"One emerged from Ikshvaku dynasty, known to people as Rama by name. He is with a controlled self, highly valorous, resplendent, steadfast and a controller of (vice and vile... or) his own senses. [1-1-8]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
ikshvaakuvamshaprabhavaH
Born in Ikshvaku dynasty
raamaH naama
One named Rama
janaiH shrutaH
has been heard by people
niyataatmaa
with a controlled self
mahaaviiryaH
highly valorous one
dyutimaan
resplendent one
dhR^ithimaan
steadfast
vashii
controller [of vice and vile [or,] senses.]
Chapter context
Narada briefs Valmiki about Rama and Ramayana in a nutshell
86 verses · Verse 8 of 86
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