Chapter 70 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 70

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 70.1

ततः प्रभाते जनकः कृतकर्मा महर्षिभिः। उवाच वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञः शतानन्दं पुरोहितम्॥

tataḥ prabhāte janakaḥ kṛtakarmā maharṣibhiḥ| uvāca vākyaṃ vākyajñaḥ śatānandaṃ purohitam||

English Meaning

Then next morning Janaka skilled in speech, having in company with the Maharsis performed his daily duties, addressed the priest Satānanda, saying

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)