atha = then; upaviṣṭe = when sat; nṛpatau tasmin = King Daśaratha; para-bala-ardane = the destroyer of his opponents’ armies; tataḥ praviviśuḥ = entered his assembly hall; śeṣāḥ = other than the King of Kekaya and Janaka; rājānaḥ = kings; loka-sammatāḥ = honored by the people.