Chapter 1 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 1.16

नाश्रेयसि रतो यश्च न विरुद्धकथारुचिः। उत्तरोत्तरयुक्तीनां वक्ता वाचस्पतिर्यथा॥

nāśreyasi rato yaśca na viruddhakathāruciḥ| uttarottarayuktīnāṃ vaktā vācaspatiryathā||

English Meaning

He was never engaged in forbidden piactises; and never relished improper talk; and argued in chain even like the lord of speech himself.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)