Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 111: Rāma Agrees to Accept the Throne After Returning to AyodhyāText 2.111.27
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 111: Rāma Agrees to Accept the Throne After Returning to Ayodhyā
Text 2.111.27
धर्मात्मा तस्य तथ्येन भ्रातुर्वाक्येन विस्मितः।
उवाच रामः संप्रेक्ष्य पौरजानपदं जनम्॥
dharmātmā tasya tathyena bhrātur vākyena vismitaḥ
uvāca rāmaḥ samprekṣya paura-jānapadaṁ janam
dharma-ātmā = of a devoted mind; tasya = His; tathyena = at the sincere; bhrātuḥ = of brother; vākyena = words; vismitaḥ = became astonished; uvāca = Rāma spoke [the following words]; rāmaḥ = Rāma; samprekṣya = looking; paura-jānapadam janam = at the people from the city and countryside.
Rāma of a devoted mind became astonished at the sincere words of His brother. Looking at the people from the city and countryside, Rāma spoke [the following words].