Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 72: Daśaratha’s Charity Before the Wedding
Text 1.72.20
तम् आपृष्ट्वा नरपतिं राजा दशरथस्तदा।
मुनीन्द्रौ तौ पुरस्कृत्य जगामाशु महायशाः॥
tam āpṛṣṭvā nara-patiṁ rājā daśarathas tadā
munīndrau tau puraskṛtya jagāmāśu mahā-yaśāḥ
tam āpṛṣṭvā nara-patim = taking permission from King Janaka; rājā daśarathaḥ = King Daśaratha; tadā = then; muni-indrau = two excellent sages; tau = those; puraskṛtya = keeping in front; jagāma aśu = quickly departed; mahā-yaśāḥ = of great fame.
Then, taking permission from King Janaka, King Daśaratha of great fame quickly departed, keeping those two excellent sages in front.