Verse 17·VR 4.17.17

कुलीनः सत्त्व संपन्नः तेजस्वी चरितव्रतः | रामः करुणवेदी च प्रजानाम् च हितेरतः || ४-१७-१७ सानुक्रोशो महोत्साहः समयज्ञो दृढव्रतः | इति एतत् सर्व भूतानि कथयन्ति यशो भुवि || ४-१७-१८

na tvaam vinihata aatmaanam dharma dhvajam adhaarmikam |jaane paapa samaacaaram tR^iNaiH kuupam iva aavR^itam || 1-17-22

Translation

"Rama is high-born, they say, gifted with mightiness, resplendent, pursuer of vows, mindful of mercy, delighter in people's welfare, sympathetic, greatly enthusiastic and assertively committed in doing good deeds, knower of time-and-action, all these living-beings on earth are thus relating your renown, aren't they. [4-17-17, 18]

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