Chapter 71 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 71.14

कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य सांकाश्यादागतः पुरात्। सुधन्वा वीर्यवान् राजा मिथिलामवरोधकः॥

kasyacittvatha kālasya sāṃkāśyādāgataḥ purāt| sudhanvā vīryavān rājā mithilāmavarodhakaḥ||

English Meaning

It came to pass that on one occasion a certain powerful king named Sudhanvan came before Mithilā intending to lay siege to it.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)