Chapter 18 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 18.27

स राज्ञः प्रतिगृह्याऱ्या शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा॥ कुशलं चाव्ययं चैव पर्यपृच्छन्नराधिपम्।

sa rājñaḥ pratigṛhyāṟyā śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā|| kuśalaṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva paryapṛcchannarādhipam|

English Meaning

There upon, having accepted the king's Arghya in accordance with the ordinance he enquired of the lord of men as to his continued prosperity and peace.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)