Chapter 70 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 70

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 70.13

राजा च मन्त्रिसहितः सोपाध्यायः सबान्धवः॥ वाक्यं वाक्यविदां श्रेष्ठो वैदेहमिदमब्रवीत्।

rājā ca mantrisahitaḥ sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ|| vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ śreṣṭho vaidehamidamabravīt|

English Meaning

And in company with his counsellors with his counsellors and priests and adherents, the king, foremost of those skilled in speech, spoke to Vaideha.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)