Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 12: Preparation for the Aśvamedha Sacrifice
Text 1.12.7
तान्पूजयित्वा धर्मात्मा राजा दशरथस्तदा।
धर्मार्थसहितं युक्तं श्लक्ष्णं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
tān pūjayitvā dharmātmā rājā daśarathas tadā
dharmārtha-sahitaṁ yuktaṁ ślakṣṇaṁ vacanam abravīt
tān = them; pūjayitvā = honoring; dharma-ātmā = of dhārmika nature; rājā = king; daśarathaḥ = Daśaratha; tadā = then; dharma-artha-sahitam = expressing his need for piety and prosperity; yuktam = and appropriate; ślakṣṇam = these sweet; vacanam = words; abravīt = spoke.
Then, honoring them, King Daśaratha of dhārmika nature spoke these sweet and appropriate words expressing his need for piety and prosperity.