Chapter 66 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 66.3

एवमुक्तः स धर्मात्मा जनकेन महात्मना। प्रत्युवाच मुनिश्रेष्ठो वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः॥

evamuktaḥ sa dharmātmā janakena mahātmanā| pratyuvāca muniśreṣṭho vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ||

English Meaning

Thus addressed by the high-souled Janaka, that first of ascetics endowed with a righteous soul, well versed in speech, answered,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)