Chapter 52 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 52.11

ततोऽब्रवीद् दाशरथिः सुमन्त्रं स्पृशन् करेणोत्तमदक्षिणेन। सुमन्त्र शीघ्रं पुनरेव याहि राज्ञः सकाशे भव चाप्रमत्तः॥

tato'bravīd dāśarathiḥ sumantraṃ spṛśan kareṇottamadakṣiṇena| sumantra śīghraṃ punareva yāhi rājñaḥ sakāśe bhava cāpramattaḥ||

English Meaning

Thereupon Dasaratha's touching Sumantra by his goodly right hand, said, “O Sumantra, do you again repair to the monarch, but let your senses be unclouded.”

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)