Chapter 9 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 9.7

इत्युक्तास्ते ततो राज्ञा सर्वे ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः॥ वक्ष्यन्ति ते महीपालं ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः।

ityuktāste tato rājñā sarve brāhmaṇasattamāḥ|| vakṣyanti te mahīpālaṃ brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ|

English Meaning

Thus accosted by the king, those excellent Brāhmaṇas versed in the Vedas, will say to the ruler of earth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)