Chapter 44 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 44

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 44.6

प्रयान्तं लक्ष्मणं दृष्ट्वा द्वा:स्थो भरतमन्तिकात्। उवाच भरतं तत्र वर्धयित्वा कृताञ्जलिः॥ विनयावनतो भूत्वा राजा त्वां द्रष्टुमिच्छति।

prayāntaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā dvā:stho bharatamantikāt| uvāca bharataṃ tatra vardhayitvā kṛtāñjaliḥ|| vinayāvanato bhūtvā rājā tvāṃ draṣṭumicchati|

English Meaning

Having beheld Lakşmana's departure the warder humbly went to Bharata and having blessed him with folded hands said: “The King wishes to see you."

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)