Chapter 53 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 53.5

सामात्यो मन्त्रिसहितः सभृत्य पूजितस्तदा। युक्तः परमहर्षेण वसिष्ठमिदमब्रवीत्॥

sāmātyo mantrisahitaḥ sabhṛtya pūjitastadā| yuktaḥ paramaharṣeṇa vasiṣṭhamidamabravīt||

English Meaning

And being hospitably entertained with his courtiers and counsellors and retainers, he, exceedingly de-lighted, spoke to Vasistha, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)