Ramayana
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा तेषां मनःप्रियम् । अजानन्निव जिज्ञासुरिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ २-२-२३
Having heard them king Dasaratha, pretending as though he was not aware of their heart's desire but was now wishing to ascertain it, spoke these words ॥ 2-2-23॥
english translation
iti tadvacanaM zrutvA rAjA teSAM manaHpriyam । ajAnanniva jijJAsuridaM vacanamabravIt ॥ 2-2-23
hk transliteration by Sanscript