इत्येवमुक्तो धर्मात्मा राजा दशरथस्तदा॥ प्रत्युवाच महाभागं विश्वामित्रं महामुनिम्।
ityevamukto dharmātmā rājā daśarathastadā|| pratyuvāca mahābhāgaṃ viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim|
English Meaning
Being thus addressed by the ascetic the virtuous-souled king Dasaratha replied.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)