Chapter 66 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 66.6

एवमुक्तस्तु जनकः प्रत्युवाच महामुनिम्। श्रूयतामस्य धनुषो यदर्थमिह तिष्ठति॥

evamuktastu janakaḥ pratyuvāca mahāmunim| śrūyatāmasya dhanuṣo yadarthamiha tiṣṭhati||

English Meaning

Thus accosted, Janaka replied to the mighty Muni, saying, Lisen to why the bow lie here.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)