Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 2 Shloka 4
Original Shlokaविदितं भवतामेतद्यथा मे राज्यमुत्तमम्। पूर्वकैर्मम राजेन्द्रैस्सुतवत्परिपालितम्।।2.2.4।।
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English Translation
मे my, उत्तमम् greatest, राज्यम् kingdom, मम my, पूर्वकै: by the predecessors, राजेन्द्रै: by great kings, सुतवत् like children, यथा like, परिपालितम् were ruled, एतत् all this, भवताम् to you, विदितम् is wellknown.
English Commentary
It is wellknown to all of you that people of this greatest kingdom were ruled by my predecessors who were great kings, who looked after the subjects as though they were their own children.