Chapter 16 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 16.1

स तदन्तःपुरद्वारं समतीत्य जनाकुलम्। प्रविविक्तां ततः कक्ष्यामाससाद पुराणवित्॥

sa tadantaḥpuradvāraṃ samatītya janākulam| praviviktāṃ tataḥ kakṣyāmāsasāda purāṇavit||

English Meaning

Sumantra, well versed in legends, after passing by the gateways crowded with people, reached the solitary apartment (of Rāma).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)