Chapter 71 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 71.19

दिव्यमस्ति न मे ज्ञानं नाभिजानामि मैथिलीम्॥ यस्तां वक्ष्यति तं वक्ष्ये दग्धः स्वं रूपमास्थितः। योऽभिजानाति तद्रक्षस्तद् वक्ष्ये राम तत्परम्॥

divyamasti na me jñānaṃ nābhijānāmi maithilīm|| yastāṃ vakṣyati taṃ vakṣye dagdhaḥ svaṃ rūpamāsthitaḥ| yo'bhijānāti tadrakṣastad vakṣye rāma tatparam||

English Meaning

I am not gifted with divine fore-sight and therefore do not know where Maithilī is. I shall let you know of him who shall be able to tell you all about her, after I resume my original shape, being burnt (by you). I shall furthermore tell you, O Rāma, who knows that Räksasa.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)