Chapter 16 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 16.14

दिष्ट्या खलु महाराजो महिष्या प्रियया सह। सुमन्त्रं प्राहिणोद् दूतमर्थकामकरं मम॥

diṣṭyā khalu mahārājo mahiṣyā priyayā saha| sumantraṃ prāhiṇod dūtamarthakāmakaraṃ mama||

English Meaning

Fortunately for me, the monarch in the company of his queen has despatched Sumantra, intent upon my welfare.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)