Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 96: Lakṣmaṇa Notices Bharata’s Army
Text 2.96.9
राजा वा राजमात्रो वा मृगयामटते वने।
अन्यद्वा श्वापदं किंचित्सौमित्रे ज्ञातुमर्हसि॥
rājā vā rāja-mātro vā mṛgayām aṭate vane
anyad vā śvāpadaṁ kiñcit saumitre jñātum arhasi
rājā vā = a king; rāja-mātraḥ vā = a kinglike person; mṛgayām aṭate = is hunting; vane = in the forest; anyat vā = some; śvāpadam kiñcit = ferocious beast such as a lion 2; saumitre = Saumitrī; jñātum arhasi = find out.
Saumitrī, a king, a kinglike person or some ferocious beast such as a lion is hunting in the forest. Find out.