Chapter 12 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 12.9

प्रवेस्यतां समीपं मे किमसौ न प्रवेशितः। एवमुक्तस्तु मुनिना धर्मज्ञेन महात्मना॥ अभिवाद्याब्रवीच्छिष्यस्तथेति नियताञ्जलिः।

pravesyatāṃ samīpaṃ me kimasau na praveśitaḥ| evamuktastu muninā dharmajñena mahātmanā|| abhivādyābravīcchiṣyastatheti niyatāñjaliḥ|

English Meaning

Thus addressed by the high-souled and righteous ascetic, the disciple saluting him, with joined hands, said, So be it.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)