Chapter 46 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 46

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 46.11

सोऽश्वान् सुमन्त्रः संयम्य सूर्येऽस्तं समुपागत। प्रभूतयवसान् कृत्वा बभूव प्रत्यनन्तरः॥

so'śvān sumantraḥ saṃyamya sūrye'staṃ samupāgata| prabhūtayavasān kṛtvā babhūva pratyanantaraḥ||

English Meaning

Having said this to Sumitrā's son, Raghava spoke to Sumantra, saying, “O mild one, do you now heedfully tend the horses.” Then at sunset, fastening the horses, Sumantra fed them plentifully with grass, and then came back.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)