Chapter 53 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 53.5

आहूयन्तां प्रकृतयः पुरोधा मन्त्रिणस्तथा। कार्यार्थिनश्च पुरुषाः स्त्रियो वा पुरुषर्षभ॥

āhūyantāṃ prakṛtayaḥ purodhā mantriṇastathā| kāryārthinaśca puruṣāḥ striyo vā puruṣarṣabha||

English Meaning

Do you therefore call here men, or women, priests or councillors who have come for business.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)