Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 16: Rāma Passes Through the Grand Road to Meet DaśarathaText 2.16.19
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 16: Rāma Passes Through the Grand Road to Meet Daśaratha
Text 2.16.19
यादृशी परिषत्तत्र तादृशो दूत आगतः।
ध्रुवमद्यैव मां राजा यौवराज्येऽभिषेक्ष्यति॥
yādṛśī pariṣat tatra tādṛśo dūta āgataḥ
dhruvam adyaiva māṁ rājā yauvarājye ’bhiṣekṣyati
yādṛśī = is similar to; pariṣat = the persons; tatra = in the [king’s] inner quarters; tādṛśaḥ dūtaḥ = the messenger; āgataḥ = who has arrived; dhruvam = certainly; adya eva = today; mām = Me; rājā = the king; yauvarājye = as the crown prince; abhiṣekṣyati = will coronate.
The messenger who has arrived is similar to the persons in the [king’s] inner quarters. The king will certainly coronate Me as the crown prince today.