Ramayana
अलङ्कृतमिवात्मानमादर्शतलसंस्थितम् । स तं सस्मितमाभाष्य पुत्रं पुत्रवतां वरः ॥ २-३-३८
- as though he saw his own reflection adorning a mirror. To his son, the best among fathers ( the best among those who have sons, putravataam ), with a smile, he (Dasharatha) . - ॥ 2-3-38॥
english translation
alaGkRtamivAtmAnamAdarzatalasaMsthitam । sa taM sasmitamAbhASya putraM putravatAM varaH ॥ 2-3-38
hk transliteration by Sanscript