Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 52: Rāma Crosses the Gaṅgā on Guha’s Boat
Text 2.52.12
राममेवं तु धर्मज्ञमुपगम्य विनीतवत्।
किमहं करवाणीति सूतः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत्॥
rāmam evaṁ tu dharmajñam upagamya vinītavat
kim ahaṁ karavāṇīti sūtaḥ prāñjalir abravīt
rāmam = Rāma; evam tu = who was thus [indifferent to the chariot]; dharmajñam = and who knew the dharma of a servant; upagamya = approached; vinītavat = and humbly; kim = what; aham = I; karavāṇi iti = should do; sūtaḥ = the sūta; prāñjaliḥ = joined his palms in supplication; abravīt = asked.
The sūta approached Rāma who was thus [indifferent to the chariot] and who knew the dharma of a servant, joined his palms in supplication and humbly asked, “What should I do?”