Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 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 ||
विकुक्षि से महातेजस्वी, प्रतापवान पुत्र बाण उत्पन्न हुआ; और बाण से महाबाहु, महातपस्वी अनरण्य उत्पन्न हुआ।
The son of Vikukshi was highly energetic and powerful Bana and to him was born the mighty-armed Anaranya of great renown.
FAQs
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.