Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 52: Rāma Crosses the Gaṅgā on Guha’s Boat
Text 2.52.59
एवं बहुविधं दीनं याचमानं पुनः पुनः।
रामो भृत्यानुकम्पी तु सुमन्त्रमिदमब्रवीत्॥
evaṁ bahu-vidhaṁ dīnaṁ yācamānaṁ punaḥ punaḥ
rāmo bhṛtyānukampī tu sumantram idam abravīt
evam = thus; bahu-vidham = in many ways; dīnam = who had thus sorrowfully; yācamānam = entreated Him; punaḥ punaḥ = and repeatedly; rāmaḥ = Rāma; bhṛtya-anukampī tu = compassionate upon His servant; sumantram = to Sumantra; idam = the following; abravīt = spoke.
Compassionate upon His servant, Rāma spoke the following to Sumantra who had thus sorrowfully and repeatedly entreated Him thus in many ways.