अभून्नृपो विबुधसखः परंतपः
श्रुताऽन्वितो दशरथ इत्युदाहृतः ।
गुणैर्वरं भुवनहितच्छलेन यं
सनातनः पितरमुपागमत्स्वयम् ॥

Karandikar There lived a king, a friend of the wise (or gods), an annoyer to the enemies, conversant with the Vedas, superior by his qualities, known as Dasaratha, whom the Eternal Himself approached as (His) father on the pretext of benefitting the world.

छन्दः रुचिरा [१३: जभसजग]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्