Chapter 39 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 39.3

तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा कौतूहलसमन्वितः। विश्वामित्रस्तु काकुत्स्थमुवाच प्रहसन्निव ॥

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā kautūhalasamanvitaḥ| viśvāmitrastu kākutsthamuvāca prahasanniva ||

English Meaning

Hearing those words of his, Viśvāmitra, smiling, eagerly spoke to Kākutstha, saying,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)