He that most generous one among men, Dasharatha, while observing through spies, and to protect people righteously, and to give a good governance to them, he forsook unrighteousness.....-
- and became a generous king avowed to truthfulness alone, and thus he that Dasharatha ruled the earth, which rulership is renowned in all the three worlds. [1-7-22]
नाध्यगच्छद्विशिष्टं वा तुल्यं वा शत्रुमात्मनः | मित्रवान्नतसामन्तः प्रतापहतकण्टकः | स शशास जगद्राजा दिवं देवपतिर्यथा || १-७-२३
The king (Dasaratha) had many friends. All the tributary kings were obedient to him. He killed his enemies with his might. There was no foe who was either superior to or equal to him. He ruled the world as Indra ruled the heaven. [1-7-23]
In the company of those ministers, who are conducive to the strategies, interested in the king and subjects as well, skilful and efficient ones, he that King Dasharatha obtained brilliance, like the rising Sun along with resplendent sunrays. [1-7-24]