Valmiki Ramayana 2.1.6

तेषामपि महातेजा रामो रतिकरः पितुः ।स्वयम्भूरिव भूतानां बभूव गुणवत्तरः॥

teṣāmapi mahātejā rāmo ratikaraḥ pituḥ |svayambhūriva bhūtānāṃ babhūva guṇavattaraḥ ||

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.