Ramayana
उपवासयितुं रामं मन्त्रवन्मन्त्रकोविदः । ब्राह्मं रथवरं युक्तमास्थाय सुदृधव्रतः ॥ २-५-४
He ( Vasishtha ) mounted on the best of the chariots befitting a brahmin ( with horses harnessed ), to ask him ( Rama ) who was skilled in mantras and firm in his vows, to undertake a fast in accompaniment with mantras. ॥ 2-5-4॥
english translation
upavAsayituM rAmaM mantravanmantrakovidaH । brAhmaM rathavaraM yuktamAsthAya sudRdhavrataH ॥ 2-5-4
hk transliteration by Sanscript