Chapter 34 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 34.3

तं वर्धयित्वा राजानं पूर्वं सूतो जयाशिषा। भयविक्लवया वाचा मन्दया श्लक्ष्णयाब्रवीत्॥

taṃ vardhayitvā rājānaṃ pūrvaṃ sūto jayāśiṣā| bhayaviklavayā vācā mandayā ślakṣṇayābravīt||

English Meaning

And first paying homage to the king, invoking victory upon him, the charioteer, perplexed with fear, softly and sweetly addressed the monarch thus:

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)