Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 19: Viśvāmitra Requests Daśaratha to Give Rāma
Text 1.19.2
सदृशं राजशार्दूल तवैतद्भुवि नान्यथा।
महाकुलप्रसूतस्य वसिष्ठव्यपदेशिनः॥
sadṛśaṁ rāja-śārdūla tavaitad bhuvi nānyathā
mahā-kula-prasūtasya vasiṣṭha-vyapadeśinaḥ
sadṛśam = are like; rāja-śārdūla = O tiger among kings; tava = you; etat = these words; bhuvi = on earth; na anyathā = and like no one else; mahā-kula-prasūtasya = You have taken birth in a great dynasty; vasiṣṭha-vyapadeśinaḥ = and you have been instructed by Vasiṣṭha.
O tiger among kings, these words are like you on earth and like no one else. You have taken birth in a great dynasty and you have been instructed by Vasiṣṭha.
Nānyathā indicates that this statement is not false.