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[ Accompanied by the army Dasaratha reaches Mithila Janaka honours him.]

ततो रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां सोपाध्याय: सबान्धव:।

राजा दशरथो हृष्ट स्सुमन्त्रमिदमब्रवीत्।।1.69.1।।

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सोपाध्याय: accompanied by spiritual preceptors, सबान्धव: relations, राजा दशरथ: king Dasaratha, हृष्ट: highly pleased, तत: afterwards, रात्र्याम् when the night, व्यतीतायाम् had passed, सुमन्त्रम् addressing Sumantra, इदम् this word, अब्रवीत् spoke.

With the passing of the night king Dasaratha, accompanied by spiritual preceptors and relatives said to Sumantra: