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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Bālakāṇḍa · 1.13
रक्षिता जीवलोकस्य धर्मस्य परिरक्षिता वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञो धनुर्वेदे च निष्ठितः

rakṣitā jīvalokasya dharmasya parirakṣitā vedavedāṅgatattvajño dhanurvede ca niṣṭhitaḥ

“He lends his aid, never in vain, to maintain the cause of justice; he has studied the Vedas and their kindred lore, and is skilled in the bow and versed in law. (trans. R.T.H. Griffith)”

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