Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 34: Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā Meet Daśaratha
Text 2.34.4
आलोक्य तु महाप्राज्ञः परमाकुलचेतसम्।
राममेवानुशोचन्तं सुतः प्राञ्जलिरासदत्॥
ālokya tu mahā-prājñaḥ paramākula-cetasam
rāmam evānuśocantaṁ sūtaḥ prāñjalir āsadat
ālokya tu = noticing that; mahā-prājñaḥ = the greatly intelligent; parama-ākula-cetasam = the king’s mind was extremely overwhelmed; rāmam eva = about Rāma; anuśocantam = in continuous lamentation; sūtaḥ = charioteer; prāñjaliḥ = with his palms joined in supplication; āsadat = approached him.
Noticing that the king’s mind was extremely overwhelmed in continuous lamentation about Rāma, the greatly intelligent charioteer approached him with his palms joined in supplication.