Chapter 5 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 5.21

तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य हित्वा राजासनं नृपः। पप्रच्छ स्वमतं तस्मै कृतमित्यभिवेदयत्॥

tamāgatamabhiprekṣya hitvā rājāsanaṃ nṛpaḥ| papraccha svamataṃ tasmai kṛtamityabhivedayat||

English Meaning

Seeing him come, the king rising up from his royal seat, asked Vasiştha whether his intention had been carried out, whereupon Vasiştha answered that it had.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)