Chapter 2 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 2.17

चिन्तयन् स महाप्राज्ञश्चकार मतिमान्मतिम्। शिष्यं चैवाब्रवीद् वाक्यमिदं स मुनिपुङ्गवः॥

cintayan sa mahāprājñaścakāra matimānmatim| śiṣyaṃ caivābravīd vākyamidaṃ sa munipuṅgavaḥ||

English Meaning

Resolving thus in his mind, that highly-wise one and best of sages addressed his disciple, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)