Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.15 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 15
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
भरतात्तु महाबाहोरसितो नाम जायत।।।।यस्यैते प्रतिराजान उदपद्यन्त शत्रवः।हैहयास्तालजङ्घाश्च शूराश्च शशिबिन्दवः।।।।
bharatāt tu mahābāhor asito nāma jāyata |
yasyāite pratirājāna udapadyanta śatravaḥ |
haihayās tālajaṅghāś ca śūrāś ca śaśibindavaḥ ||
भरतात्तु महाबाहोरसितो नाम जायत। यस्यैते प्रतिराजानोऽभवन् शत्रवः—हैहयास्तालजङ्घाश्च शूराश्च शशिबिन्दवः।
Mighty-armed Bharata had a son named Asita against whom the Haihayas, Talajanghas and the indomitable Sasibindus, the rival kings rose as enenmies.
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Dharma for rulers includes endurance amid rivalry: hostility may arise even against rightful kings, testing steadiness and just response.
The genealogy shifts into a conflict episode: Asita faces a coalition of rival dynasties.
Kṣatriya resolve under pressure—being opposed by many rivals is framed as a trial of royal strength and legitimacy.
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