Chapter 59 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 59

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 59.1

उक्तवाक्यं तु राजानं कृपया कुशिकात्मजः। अब्रवीन्मधुरं वाक्यं साक्षाच्चण्डालतां गतम्॥

uktavākyaṃ tu rājānaṃ kṛpayā kuśikātmajaḥ| abravīnmadhuraṃ vākyaṃ sākṣāccaṇḍālatāṃ gatam||

English Meaning

When the king had spoken thus, Kausika's son, moved with pity, said these sweet words to the king who had undergone Candāla-hood.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)