Chapter 2 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 2.24

वाल्मीरिरथ तं दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय वाग्यतः। प्राञ्जलिः प्रयतो भूत्वा तस्थौ परमविस्मितः॥

vālmīriratha taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya vāgyataḥ| prāñjaliḥ prayato bhūtvā tasthau paramavismitaḥ||

English Meaning

Beholding him Vālmīki rose up suddenly and, wondering greatly, humbly and silently stood before him with clasped hands.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)