Chapter 38 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 38.5

स तथेति ततः कृत्वा राघवं वाक्यमब्रवीत्। प्रीतोऽस्मि भवतो राजन्दर्शनेन नयेन च॥

sa tatheti tataḥ kṛtvā rāghavaṃ vākyamabravīt| prīto'smi bhavato rājandarśanena nayena ca||

English Meaning

Saying “so be it" the king Janaka bespoke Rāma “O king, I have delighted with seeing you and your courteous manners.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)