Chapter 45 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 45.12

ते द्विजास्त्रिविधं वृद्धा ज्ञानेन वयसौजसा। वय:प्रकम्पशिरसो दूरादूचुरिदं वचः॥

te dvijāstrividhaṃ vṛddhā jñānena vayasaujasā| vaya:prakampaśiraso dūrādūcuridaṃ vacaḥ||

English Meaning

The three kinds of the twice-born ones, viz., those old by virtue, respectively, of age, wisdom, and ascetic energy, the old folks with their heads shaking through length of years, cried from a distance.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)