Chapter 17 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 17.24

इत्येवमुक्त: काकुत्स्थः प्रहस्य मदिरेक्षणाम्। इदं वचनमारेभे वक्तुं वाक्यविशारदः॥

ityevamukta: kākutsthaḥ prahasya madirekṣaṇām| idaṃ vacanamārebhe vaktuṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ||

English Meaning

Thus addressed, Kākutstha having charming eyes, well skilled in speech, with a smile, began to speak thus.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)