iti = this; uktvā = having said; antaḥ-pura-dvāram = to the gate of the inner quarters; ājagāma = went; purāṇavit = who knew ancient history; sadā-asaktam = which were always opened to him; ca = and; tat-veśma = the king’s residence; sumantraḥ = Sumantra; praviveśa ha = entered.