ततः कमलपत्राक्षः श्यामो निरूपमो महान्। उवाच रामस्तं सूतं पितुराख्याहि मामिति ॥ स रामप्रेषितः क्षिप्रं संतापकलुषेन्द्रियम्। प्रविश्य नृपतिं सूतो निःश्वसन्तं ददर्श ह॥
tataḥ kamalapatrākṣaḥ śyāmo nirūpamo mahān| uvāca rāmastaṃ sūtaṃ piturākhyāhi māmiti || sa rāmapreṣitaḥ kṣipraṃ saṃtāpakaluṣendriyam| praviśya nṛpatiṃ sūto niḥśvasantaṃ dadarśa ha||
English Meaning
Then the mighty and incomparable Rāma of eyes resembling lotus-petals said the charioteer, "Do you announce me to my father.” Thus commissioned by Rāma, the charioteer entering the apartment, found the king heaving sighs, his senses overwhelmed with grief.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)