गतो दशरथः स्वर्गं यो नो गुरुतरो गुरुः। रामं प्रव्राज्य वै ज्येष्ठं लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम्॥ त्वमद्य भव नो राजा राजपुत्र महायशः। संगत्या नापराध्नोति राज्यमेतदनायकम्॥...
gato daśarathaḥ svargaṃ yo no gurutaro guruḥ| rāmaṃ pravrājya vai jyeṣṭhaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam|| tvamadya bhava no rājā rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ| saṃgatyā nāparādhnoti rājyametadanāyakam||...
English Meaning
Having exiled his eldest son and the exceedingly strong Lakşmaņa, Dasaratha who was the superior of our superiors has gone to heaven. Do you, therefore, O illustrious prince, become our king. Having been permitted by the king you will commit no fault (by doing so), as this kingdom is without a master.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)