Chapter 37 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 37.1

तच्छ्रुत्वा राक्षसेन्द्रस्य वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः। प्रत्युवाच महातेजा मारीचो राक्षसेश्वरम्॥

tacchrutvā rākṣasendrasya vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ| pratyuvāca mahātejā mārīco rākṣaseśvaram||

English Meaning

Hearing the words of that sovereign of the Rākşasas, the highly energetic Mārica, skilled in speech, answered the Raksasa chief.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)