rājamantriṇaḥ
daśarathaḥ :mantriṇaḥ !mama bahavaḥ putrāḥ .mama bahavaḥ priyāḥ putrāḥ .kā bhavet patnī rāmasya ?kā bhaved bharatasya patnī ?kā bhavec chatrughnasya patnī ?kā ca bhavel lakṣmaṇasya patnī ?ahaṃ na jānāmi .kiṃ sarve yūyaṃ jānītha ?
sarve yodhāḥ :rājan !
daśarathaḥ :āgacchata !sarve yūyaṃ kim icchatha ?sarve yūyaṃ kasmān māṃ draṣṭum āgatāḥ ?ahaṃ jñātum icchāmi .sarve vayaṃ jñātum icchāmaḥ .
sarve yodhāḥ :munir ayodhyām āgataḥ .munis tvāṃ draṣṭum icchati .munis tvāṃ draṣṭum āgato 'yodhyām .
daśarathaḥ :ko munir āgato nagarīm ?ko munir māṃ draṣṭum āgataḥ ?
sarve rājamantriṇaḥ :mahāmunir viśvāmitras tvāṃ draṣṭum āgataḥ .
daśarathaḥ :viśvāmitraḥ !
daśarathaḥ :āgacchata ,sarve !gacchāmaḥ !mahāmuniṃ draṣṭuṃ gacchāmaḥ !