Valmiki Ramayana 7.55.8
ततः पितरमामन्त्र्य इक्ष्वाकुं हि मनोः सुतम् ।वसिष्ठं वरयामास पूर्वं ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तमम्॥
tataḥ pitaramāmantrya ikṣvākuṃ hi manoḥ sutam |vasiṣṭhaṃ varayāmāsa pūrvaṃ brahmarṣisattamam ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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