नचानृतकथो विद्वान् वृद्धानां प्रतिपूजकः। अनुरक्तः प्रजाभिश्च प्रजाश्चाप्यनुरञ्जते।।2.1.14।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
अनृतकथ: न च never indulged in falsehood, विद्वान् learned, वृद्धानाम् of elders, प्रतिपूजक: honours them by going forward, प्रजाभि: by his subjects, अनुरक्त: was loved, प्रजाश्चापि also his subjects, अनुरञ्जते loves.
English Commentary
Rama never told lies. He was a learned man. He honoured elders by going forward to them. He loved his subjects as much as his subjects loved him.