Chapter 31 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 31.17

एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण लक्ष्मणः श्लक्ष्णया गिरा। प्रत्युवाच तदा रामं वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकोविदम्॥

evamuktastu rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā| pratyuvāca tadā rāmaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam||

English Meaning

Accosted thus by Rama, Laksmana, well versed in speech, spoke to him the following humble words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)