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divyairguṇaiśśakrasamō rāmassatyaparākramaḥ.

ikṣvākubhyō.pi sarvēbhyō hyatiriktō viśāṅpatē৷৷2.2.28৷৷

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viśāṅpatē O lord of the people (Dasaratha), rāma: Rama, divyai: by the divine, guṇai: by virtues, śakrasama: equal to Indra, satyaparākrama: one with proven valour, sarvē.bhyōpi among all also, ikṣvākubhya: among the descendents of Iksvaku, atirikta: distinguished.

Lord of the people! Rama with his divine virtues is equal to Indra. He with his proven valour is exceptional among all the descendents of the Iksvakus.