Shloka 2.2.32
यौवराज्य-प्रस्तावः (Proposal for Rāma’s Installation as Heir-Apparent)
मृदुश्च स्थिरचित्तश्च सदा भव्योऽनसूयकः।प्रियवादी च भूतानां सत्यवादी च राघवः।।2.2.32।।बहुश्रुतानां वृद्धानां ब्राह्मणानामुपासिता।तेनास्येहाऽतुला कीर्तिर्यशस्तेजश्च वर्धते।।2.2.33।।
dharmajñaḥ satyasandhaś ca śīlavān anasūyakaḥ |
kṣāntaḥ sāntvayitā ślakṣṇaḥ kṛtajño vijitendriyaḥ || 2.2.31 ||
He knows dharma, keeps faith with his vows, is of fine conduct and free from envy; forbearing, consoling to others, gentle, grateful, and master of his senses.
This son of the Raghus (Rama) is soft-spoken, steadfast, always serene, truthful and free from envy. He is pleasing to all beings. He serves those elderly brahmins versed in many lores. With these virtues his incomparable glory, fame and splendour have steadily grown.
Dharma is shown as inner discipline expressed outwardly: truthfulness, non-envy, gentleness, gratitude, and self-control together form the moral foundation of leadership.
In the course of praising Rāma, the speaker enumerates his personal virtues as evidence of his dharmic nature.
Vijitendriyatā (sense-control) supporting satya and compassion—virtue as stable self-mastery, not momentary impulse.