Chapter 40 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 40.9

ततः सुमन्त्रः काकुत्स्थं प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्। विनीतो विनयज्ञश्च मातलिसिवं यथा॥

tataḥ sumantraḥ kākutsthaṃ prāñjalirvākyamabravīt| vinīto vinayajñaśca mātalisivaṃ yathā||

English Meaning

Then like to Mātali addressing Väsava, that one understanding humility, Sumantra, with joined hands humbly said to Kākutstha.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)