Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 33: Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa Depart to Meet Daśaratha
Text 2.33.28
विनीतवीरपुरुषं प्रविश्य तु नृपालयम्।
ददर्शावस्थितं दीनं सुमत्रमविदूरतः॥
vinīta-vīra-puruṣaṁ praviśya tu nṛpālayam
dadarśāvasthitaṁ dīnaṁ sumantram avidūrataḥ
vinīta-vīra-puruṣam = filled with humble and heroic persons; praviśya tu = entering; nṛpa-ālayam = the king’s residence; dadarśa = He saw; avasthitam = standing; dīnam = the distressed; sumantram = Sumantra; avidūrataḥ = at a distance.
Entering the king’s residence filled with humble and heroic persons, He saw the distressed Sumantra standing at a distance.