Shloka 7
सीता-रावण-संवादः
Sītā–Rāvaṇa Dialogue in the Aśoka Grove
महता परिबर्हेण राजयोग्येन संवृतः । राजभिर्बहुभि: सार्धमुपायात् काम्यकं च सः,उसी समय सिंधुदेशका महायशस्वी राजा जयद्रथ, जो वृद्धक्षत्रका पुत्र था, विवाहकी इच्छासे शाल्वदेशकी ओर जा रहा था। वह बहुमूल्य राजोचित ठाट-बाटसे सुसज्जित था। अनेक राजाओंके साथ यात्रा करता हुआ वह काम्यकवनमें आ पहुँचा
mahātā paribarheṇa rājayogyena saṃvṛtaḥ | rājabhir bahubhiḥ sārdham upāyāt kāmyakaṃ ca saḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。王にふさわしい壮大な従者に取り囲まれ、彼は多くの諸王と連れ立って旅をし、カーミヤカの森へと到着した。そこには王権の野望と世俗の欲望が色濃く映る。高価な華麗さをまとい、同盟の君侯に支えられた強大な支配者が、まもなく法（ダルマ）をめぐる重い出来事の舞台となる森の領域へ踏み入ったのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal power and desire move with visible grandeur—retinues, allies, and display—yet such worldly momentum enters the forest, a space often associated with restraint and dharma. It foreshadows ethical tension between desire-driven action and the moral order that the forest setting evokes.
The narrator states that a certain king (implied by context) arrives at Kāmyaka forest accompanied by many other kings, surrounded by a large, royal entourage. This sets the stage for subsequent events in Kāmyaka.