तं तु पूर्वोदितं वृध्दं द्वारस्था राज सम्मतम्।।2.14.44।। न शेकुरभिसंरोध्दुं राज्ञः प्रियचिकीर्षवः।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
द्वारस्था: doorkeepers, राज्ञः of the king, प्रियचिकीर्षवः beloved wellwishers, पूर्वोदितम् who had come earlier, वृद्धम् aged, राजसम्मतम् liked by the king, तं तु him, अभिसंरोद्धुम् to detain, न शेकुः were not able.
English Commentary
The doorkeepers, beloved wellwishers of the king, did not detain aged Sumantra who was liked by the king and who had arrived early.