Chapter 18 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 18.12

इति सा लक्ष्मणेनोक्ता कराला निर्णतोदरी। मन्यते तद्वचः सत्यं परिहासाविचक्षणा॥

iti sā lakṣmaṇenoktā karālā nirṇatodarī| manyate tadvacaḥ satyaṃ parihāsāvicakṣaṇā||

English Meaning

Thus accosted by Lakşmaņa, that hideous one having a lean abdomen being incapable of understanding jest, took his words as true.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)