Chapter 70 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 70

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 70.3

तच्छ्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणो वाक्यं प्राप्तकालं हितं तदा। उवाचार्तिसमापनो विक्रमे कृतनिश्चयः॥

tacchrutvā lakṣmaṇo vākyaṃ prāptakālaṃ hitaṃ tadā| uvācārtisamāpano vikrame kṛtaniścayaḥ||

English Meaning

Hearing those words Laksmana, sore, distressed and determined to display his valour, addressed Rāma with words worthy of being said on that occasion.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)