Chapter 4 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 4.12

तच्छ्रुत्वा राघवेणोक्तं राक्षस: प्रश्रितं वचः। इदं प्रोवाच काकुत्स्थं विराधः पुरुषर्षभम्॥

tacchrutvā rāghaveṇoktaṃ rākṣasa: praśritaṃ vacaḥ| idaṃ provāca kākutsthaṃ virādhaḥ puruṣarṣabham||

English Meaning

Having heard Rāghava's words, the Rākşasa Virādha, spoke gently to the descendant of Kākutstha, the best among the men.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)