Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 51: Guha and Lakṣmaṇa Converse at Night
Text 2.51.24
अपि जीवेद्दशरथो वनवासात्पुनर्वयम्।
प्रत्यागम्य महात्मानमपि पश्येम सुव्रतम्॥
api jīved daśaratho vana-vāsāt punar vayam
pratyāgamya mahātmānam api paśyema suvratam
api = will; jīvet = live; daśarathaḥ = King Daśaratha; vana-vāsāt = from our residence in the forest; punaḥ = again; vayam = we; pratyāgamya = return and; mahā-ātmānam = that great soul; api = will; paśyema = see; suvratam = of good vows.
“Will King Daśaratha live? Will we return from our residence in the forest and again see that great soul of good vows?