Verse 4·VR 5.51.4

राजा दशरथो नाम रथ कुन्जर वाजिमान् | पिता इव बन्धुः लोकस्य सुर ईश्वर सम द्युतिः || ५-५१-४

raajaa dasharatho naama ratha kunjara vaajimaan | pitaa iva bandhuH lokasya sura iishvara sama dyutiH || 5-51-4

Translation

"There was a king named Dasaratha, having chariots, elephants and horses, like a father to the people and endowed with a splendour equal to that of Indra the lord of celestials."

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raajaa

(there was) a king

dasharathonaama

named Dasaratha

ratha kuN^jara vaajimaan

having chariots; elephants and horses

piteva

like a father

lokasya

to the people

sureshvara samadyutiH

and possessing a splendour equal to that of Indra the Lord of celestials.

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51

Hanuma Narrates the Story of Rama

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