Chapter 48 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 48

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 48.15

मुनिवेषं सहस्राक्षं विज्ञाय रघुनन्दन। मतिं चकार दुर्मेधा देवराजकुतूहलात्॥

muniveṣaṃ sahasrākṣaṃ vijñāya raghunandana| matiṃ cakāra durmedhā devarājakutūhalāt||

English Meaning

Thereupon, out of curiosity, that one of perverse understanding consented to the proposals of the chief of the celestials.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)