Chapter 12 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 12.36

ततोऽब्रवीन्मुनिश्रेष्ठः श्रुत्वा रामस्य भाषितम्। ध्यात्वा मुहुर्तं धर्मात्मा ततोवाच वचः शुभम्॥

tato'bravīnmuniśreṣṭhaḥ śrutvā rāmasya bhāṣitam| dhyātvā muhurtaṃ dharmātmā tatovāca vacaḥ śubham||

English Meaning

Hearing Rāma's words, that best of ascetics, reflecting for a while, spoke these excellent words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)