उवाच वचनं श्रेष्ठो नरश्रेष्ठं मुदान्वितम्। स्वागतं ते नरश्रेष्ठ दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि राघव॥
uvāca vacanaṃ śreṣṭho naraśreṣṭhaṃ mudānvitam| svāgataṃ te naraśreṣṭha diṣṭyā prāpto'si rāghava||
English Meaning
That chief of men well pleased, spoke these words, Have your journey been a pleasant one, O best of men? By luck have I obtained you, O descendant of Raghu.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)