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)