bahavo mantriṇaḥ
daśarathaḥ :kiṃ sarve devāḥ prītā bhaviṣyanti ?kiṃ sarve devāḥ putraṃ dāsyanti mahyam ?ahaṃ na jānāmi .ko jānīyāt ?mama bahavo mantriṇaḥ .ayodhyāyā bahavo rājamantriṇaḥ .sarve rājamantriṇo jānīyuḥ .sarve rājamantriṇo mama priyāḥ .ahaṃ sarvān rājamantriṇa icchāmi draṣṭum .
sarve mantriṇaḥ :rājan !tvaṃ kim icchasi ,rājan ?sarve vayaṃ na jānīmaḥ .sarve vayaṃ jñātum icchāmaḥ .sarve vayaṃ mantrayituṃ jānīmaḥ .sarve vayaṃ tvāṃ mantrayitum icchāmaḥ .tvam asmākaṃ priyaḥ .tvam asmākaṃ mahān priyo rājā .
daśarathaḥ :sarve yūyaṃ mama priyā mantriṇaḥ .māṃ mantrayata .sarve !ahaṃ na sukhī .ahaṃ putram icchāmi .na tu mama putraḥ .ayodhyāyā na balavān rājaputraḥ .mayi mṛte ,ko rājā bhaviṣyati ?
daśarathaḥ :ahaṃ putrāya yajñaṃ yaṣṭum icchāmi .sarve devāḥ prītā bhaveyuḥ .sarve devā mahyaṃ putraṃ dadyuḥ .sarve devā mahyaṃ balavantaṃ putraṃ dadyuḥ .kiṃ mama putro bhaviṣyati ?kiṃ mama putro yajñena bhaviṣyati ?kim ahaṃ yajñena sukhī bhaviṣyāmi ?ahaṃ na jānāmi .
daśarathaḥ :sarve yūyaṃ rājamantriṇaḥ .sarve yūyaṃ mama priyāḥ .kiṃ yūyaṃ jānītaḥ ?kim ahaṃ yajñena sukhī bhaveyam ?māṃ mantrayata .
sarve mantriṇaḥ :rājan !vayaṃ jānīmaḥ .tava putro bhaviṣyati .tava bahavaḥ putrā bhaviṣyanti .tava bahavo balavantaḥ putrā bhaviṣyanti .
sarve mantriṇaḥ :yajasva ,rājan !yajasva putrāya .yajasva balavate putrāya .yajasva bahubhyo balavadbhyaḥ putrebhyaḥ .
bahavo mantriṇaḥ :tava bahavaḥ putrā bhaviṣyanti .tava bahavaḥ priyāḥ putrā bhaviṣyanti .tvaṃ sukhī bhaviṣyasi .vayaṃ ca sukhino bhaviṣyāmaḥ .