Shloka 1.2.43
द्वितीयः सर्गः — श्लोकप्रादुर्भावः (The Manifestation of the Śloka)
तदुपगतसमाससन्धियोगंसममधुरोपनतार्थवाक्यबद्धम् ।रघुवरचरितं मुनिप्रणीतंदशशिरसश्च वधं निशामयध्वम् ।।1.2.43।।
tad upagata-samāsa-sandhi-yogaṁ sama-madhuropanata-artha-vākya-baddham |
raghuvara-caritaṁ muni-praṇītaṁ daśaśirasaś ca vadhaṁ niśāmayadhvam ||1.2.43||
Listen to this account of the best of the Raghus, composed by the sage—woven with well-formed compounds and euphonic junctions, and bound in sentences whose meaning comes forth clearly and sweetly; and listen also to the slaying of the ten-headed one.
This story of Rama and the killing of Ravana composed by the sage consists of compound words, melodious sandhis and lines composed in lucid, melodious and meaningful phrases. Listen to it.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē dvitīyassarga:৷৷Thus ends the second sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana in synopsis of the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
The verse frames the epic as instruction through attentive listening: hearing the life of the righteous hero and the fall of unrighteous power supports discernment between dharma and adharma.
At the close of the sarga, the text invites the audience to hear the complete Rāma-story, including Rāvaṇa’s death, while praising the poem’s linguistic craftsmanship.
The virtue emphasized is the listener’s discipline (śravaṇa with attention) and the poet’s integrity—craft serving truth and moral clarity.