Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 16: Rāma Passes Through the Grand Road to Meet DaśarathaText 2.16.18
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 16: Rāma Passes Through the Grand Road to Meet Daśaratha
Text 2.16.18
दिष्टया खलु महाराजो महिष्या प्रियया सह।
सुमत्रं प्राहिणोद्दूतमर्थकामकरं मम॥
diṣṭyā khalu mahā-rājo mahiṣyā priyayā saha
sumantraṁ prāhiṇod dūtam artha-kāmakaraṁ mama
diṣṭyā = it is by good fortune that; khalu = indeed; mahā-rājaḥ = the Mahārāja; mahiṣyā = queen; priyayā = his beloved; saha = along with; sumantram = Sumantra; prāhiṇot = has sent; dūtam = his messenger; artha-kāmakaram = desiring prosperity; mama = My.
Indeed, it is by good fortune that the Mahārāja along with his beloved queen has sent his messenger Sumantra desiring My prosperity.