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Shloka 2.110.9

लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा (Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama)

विकुक्षेस्तु महातेजा बाणः पुत्र प्रतापवान्।बाणस्य तु महाबाहुरनरण्यो महात‌पा:।।।।

vikukṣes tu mahātejā bāṇaḥ putraḥ pratāpavān | bāṇasya tu mahābāhur anaraṇyo mahātapāḥ ||

To Vikukṣi was born Bāṇa, mighty in splendor and power; and to Bāṇa was born Anaraṇya, great-armed and austere in discipline.

The son of Vikukshi was highly energetic and powerful Bana and to him was born the mighty-armed Anaranya of great renown.

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Vikukṣi
B
Bāṇa
A
Anaraṇya

Dharma integrates power with restraint: royal might (pratāpa) is paired with tapas (discipline), suggesting strength must be governed by self-control.

The dynastic list continues, highlighting qualities of successive ancestors to characterize the moral pedigree of the line.

Tapas (austerity/self-discipline) as a virtue that legitimizes and purifies worldly authority.