Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.12: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 12
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
त्रिशङ्कोरभवत्सूनुर्दुन्धुमारो महायशाः।।।।दुन्धुमारान्महातेजा युवनाश्वो व्यजायत।
triśaṅkor abhavat sūnur dundhumāro mahāyaśāḥ |
dundhumārān mahātejā yuvanāśvo vyajāyata ||
त्रिशङ्कोः सूनुः महायशाः दुन्धुमारोऽभवत्; दुन्धुमारात् महातेजा युवनाश्वो व्यजायत।
Trishanku's son was illustrious Dundhumara, father of the exceedingly powerful Yuvanaswa.
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Dharma is conveyed through lineage memory: the tradition of righteous rulers is preserved by careful remembrance and transmission.
The genealogy proceeds to connect exemplary ancestors, preparing the ground for later moral and political lessons.
Renown grounded in merit (yaśas/tejas) as an outcome of dhārmic kingship.
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