तेषां केतुरिव ज्येष्ठो रामो रतिकर: पितु:।।1.18.23।। बभूव भूयो भूतानां स्वयम्भूरिव सम्मत:।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
तेषाम् amongst all of them, ज्येष्ठ: eldest, राम: Rama, केतुरिव like flag, पितु: for his father भूय: exceedingly, रतिकर: causing pleasure, स्वयम्भूरिव like Brahma, भूतानाम् for all living beings, सम्मत:बभूव became highly respectable .
English Commentary
Among them, Rama like the exalted flag, became dear to his father like Brahma he was highly respected by all living beings.