Shloka 1.11.5
ऋष्यशृङ्गानयनम् — Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā (Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 11)
अनपत्योऽस्मि धर्मात्मन् शान्ताभर्ता मम क्रतुम्।आहरेत त्वयाज्ञप्तस्सन्तानार्थं कुलस्य च।।1.11.5।।
anapatyo ’smi dharmātman, śāntābhartā mama kratum āharet tvayājñaptaḥ santānārthaṃ kulasya ca.
O righteous one, I am without children. Instruct Ṛśyaśṛṅga—Śāntā’s husband—to perform my sacrificial rite, for the sake of progeny and the continuance of my lineage.
O righteous king! I am issueless. Let Rsyasringa, husband of Santa be ordered to perform the a sacrificial ceremony so that I shall be blessed with I son for the perpetuaion of my race.
Dharma here is expressed as responsible kingship and lineage-duty: Daśaratha seeks progeny through a sanctioned Vedic rite and proper counsel, not by impulsive or unethical means.
Daśaratha confides to Romapāda that he is childless and requests that Ṛśyaśṛṅga be deputed to officiate a sacrifice aimed at obtaining sons.
Daśaratha’s humility and dharma-minded restraint—he petitions respectfully and relies on religiously legitimate action.