Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 17: Śūrpaṇakhā Meets Rāma
Text 3.17.16
आसीद्दशरथो नाम राजा त्रिदशविक्रमः।
तस्याहमग्रजः पुत्रो रामो नाम जनैः श्रुतः॥
āsīd daśaratho nāma rājā tridaśa-vikramaḥ
tasyāham agrajaḥ putro rāmo nāma janaiḥ śrutaḥ
āsīt = there was; daśarathaḥ = Daśaratha; nāma = named; rājā = a king; tridaśa-vikramaḥ = who was mighty amongst the celestials; tasya = His; aham = I am; agrajaḥ = eldest; putraḥ = son; rāmaḥ = Rāma; nāma = by the name; janaiḥ = among the people; śrutaḥ = known.
There was a king named Daśaratha who was mighty amongst the celestials. I am His eldest son, known among the people by the name Rāma.