Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 15: Daśaratha Personally Instructs Sumantra to Bring RāmaText 2.15.28
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 15: Daśaratha Personally Instructs Sumantra to Bring Rāma
Text 2.15.28
न चैव सम्प्रसुप्तोऽहमानयेहाशु राघवम्।
इति राजा दशरथः सूतं तत्रान्वशात्पुनः॥
na caiva samprasupto ’ham ānayehāśu rāghavam
iti rājā daśarathaḥ sūtaṁ tatrānvaśāt punaḥ
na ca eva = not; samprasuptaḥ = was asleep; aham = I; ānaya = bring; iha = here; āśu = quickly; rāghavam iti = Rāghava; rājā = King; daśarathaḥ = Daśaratha; sūtam = the sūta; tatra = in this regard; anvaśāt = thus ordered; punaḥ = again.
“I was not asleep. Quickly bring Rāghava here.” Thus King Daśaratha again ordered the sūta Sumantra in this regard.