स्तदास्य रामस्य चकार कीर्तिमान्। समाक्षरैः श्लोकशतैर्यशस्विनो यशस्करं काव्यमुदारदर्शनः।॥
stadāsya rāmasya cakāra kīrtimān| samākṣaraiḥ ślokaśatairyaśasvino yaśaskaraṃ kāvyamudāradarśanaḥ|||
English Meaning
The great ascetic Vālmīki of gracious appearance and unparalleled renown composed a poetry consisting of hundreds of verses in melodious measure, couching the significance of the history of Rāma.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)