dharmātmā righteous, sumantra: Sumantra, muniśāsanāt in accordance with ascetic's order, tvaritō bhūtvā become quick, mahīkṣita: kings, samānētum to escort, svayamēva himself, prayayau set out.
In accordance with the ascetic's order, righteous Sumantra himself quickly set out to escort Janaka and other kings.