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50 passagesश्रीमद्वाल्मीकीयरामायणे बालकाण्डे प्रथमः सर्गः ॥१-१॥ तपः स्वाध्यायनिरतं तपस्वी वाग्विदां वरम् । नारदं परिपप्रच्छ वाल्मीकिर्मुनिपुङ्गवम् ॥१-१-१॥
In the glorious Valmiki Ramayana, in the Bala-kanda, the First Canto. The ascetic Valmiki questioned Narada, the foremost of sages, who was devoted to austerity and recitation and was best among those skilled in speech.
को न्वस्मिन्साम्प्रतं लोके गुणवान्कश्च वीर्यवान् । धर्मज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च सत्यवाक्यो दृढव्रतः ॥१-१-२॥
Who now in this world is virtuous, and also powerful; who knows righteousness, is grateful, speaks truthfully, and is firm in his vows?
चारित्रेण च को युक्तः सर्वभूतेषु को हितः । विद्वान्कः कः समर्थश्च कश्चैकप्रियदर्शनः ॥१-१-३॥
Who is endowed with good character, who is benevolent toward all beings, who is learned, who is capable, and who is pleasing to behold?
आत्मवान्को जितक्रोधो द्युतिमान्कोऽनसूयकः । कस्य बिभ्यति देवाश्च जातरोषस्य संयुगे ॥१-१-४॥
Who is self-possessed, has conquered anger, is radiant, and is free from envy? Whom do the gods fear in battle when his anger has arisen?
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं परं कौतूहलं हि मे । महर्षे त्वं समर्थोऽसि ज्ञातुमेवंविधं नरम् ॥१-१-५॥
I wish to hear this; indeed, my curiosity is great. O great sage, you are capable of knowing a man of this kind.
The unabridged Sanskrit, 645 sargas, every verse numbered kanda.sarga.verse. Not a translation: this is the text every English witness is checked against, and the one the Sarvam pass translates. Whole-edition checksum is pinned through the TOC (corpus:check), not per page.
श्रीमद्वाल्मीकीयरामायणम् (Sanskrit Wikisource)
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