Chapter 37 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 37.1

महामात्रवचः श्रुत्वा रामो दशरथं तदा। अभ्यभाषत वाक्यं तु विनयज्ञो विनीतवत्॥

mahāmātravacaḥ śrutvā rāmo daśarathaṃ tadā| abhyabhāṣata vākyaṃ tu vinayajño vinītavat||

English Meaning

Hearing the words of that worthy, Rāma conversant with modesty, humbly addressed Dasaratha, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)