Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 72: Daśaratha’s Charity Before the Wedding
Text 1.72.4
वक्तव्यं च नरश्रेष्ठ श्रूयतां वचनं मम॥
vaktavyaṁ ca nara-śreṣṭha śrūyatāṁ vacanaṁ mama
vaktavyam ca = I want to tell you something else; nara-śreṣṭha = O king; śrūyatām vacanam mama = please listen to my words.
O king, I want to tell you something else. Please listen to my words.