Chapter 11 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 11.24

अथाश्रमस्थो विनयात् कदाचित् तं महामुनिम्॥ उपासीनः स काकुत्स्थः सुतीक्ष्णमिदमब्रवीत्।

athāśramastho vinayāt kadācit taṃ mahāmunim|| upāsīnaḥ sa kākutsthaḥ sutīkṣṇamidamabravīt|

English Meaning

Once upon a time, as Kākutstha dwelling in that asylum was seated, he humbly observed to that great ascetic.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)