रामो दाशरथिः श्रीमान् प्रविष्टो दण्डकावनम्। लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा सीतया च परंतपः॥
rāmo dāśarathiḥ śrīmān praviṣṭo daṇḍakāvanam| lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā sītayā ca paraṃtapaḥ||
English Meaning
“Rāma, the graceful son of Dasaratha, repressor of foes—has entered the woods of Dandaka, in company with his brother Lakşmaņa and Sītā.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)