Chapter 33 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 33.23

विनीतवीरपुरुषं प्रविश्य तु नृपालयम्। ददर्शावस्थितं दीनं सुमन्त्रमविदूरतः॥

vinītavīrapuruṣaṃ praviśya tu nṛpālayam| dadarśāvasthitaṃ dīnaṃ sumantramavidūrataḥ||

English Meaning

Entering the king's mansion, he drawing nigh found the heroic Sumantra seated in dejected mood.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)