Valmiki Ramayana 2.34.9: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 9
रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम् · The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave
Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
स सत्यवादी धर्मात्मा गाम्भीर्यात्सागरोपमः ।
आकाश इव निष्पङ्को नरेन्द्रः प्रत्युवाच तम् ॥९॥
sa satyavādī dharmātmā gāmbhīryāt sāgaropamaḥ |
ākāśa iva niṣpaṅko narendraḥ pratyuvāca tam ||9||
സത്യവാദിയും ധർമാത്മാവും, ഗാംഭീര്യത്തിൽ സമുദ്രസമനും, ആകാശംപോലെ നിർമലനും ആയ ആ നരേന്ദ്രൻ അവനോട് മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു.
That truthful and virtuous king (Dasaratha) who was deep like the ocean and free from mud (pure) like the sky replied:
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Dharma is presented as an inner moral identity (dharmātmā) inseparable from truthfulness (satyavāda), especially essential for a ruler.
The text characterizes Daśaratha’s nature and moral stature just before recording his response to Sumantra.
Daśaratha’s truthfulness, purity, and dignified depth—idealized traits of a king even amid crisis.
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