Sarga 7: The Ministers

Mantri Varnanam

Valmiki describes Dasaratha's eight wise ministers and two royal priests, Vasishtha and Vamadeva, whose virtue and counsel let the king rule Ayodhya in unmatched peace and justice.

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Shloka 7.24Word-by-word available

तैर्मन्त्रिभिर्मन्त्रहिते नियुक्तै र्वृतोऽनुरक्तै: कुशलैस्समर्थै: । स पार्थिवो दीप्तिमवाप युक्त स्तेजोमयैर्गोभिरिवोदितोऽर्क: ।।1.7.22।।

Meaning

Surrounded by those loyal, skilled and capable ministers devoted to sound counsel, that king shone forth in splendor, like the rising sun amid its radiant rays.