Chapter 30 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 30.42

आश्चर्यमिति रामश्च लक्ष्मणश्चाब्रवीत्तदा॥ अगस्त्यवचनं श्रुत्वा वानरा राक्षसास्तदा। बिभीषणस्तु रामस्य पार्श्वस्थो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ आश्चर्यं स्मारितोऽस्म्यद्य यत्तदृष्टं पुरातनम्।

āścaryamiti rāmaśca lakṣmaṇaścābravīttadā|| agastyavacanaṃ śrutvā vānarā rākṣasāstadā| bibhīṣaṇastu rāmasya pārśvastho vākyamabravīt|| āścaryaṃ smārito'smyadya yattadṛṣṭaṃ purātanam|

English Meaning

Hearing the words of Agastya, Rāma, Lakşmaņa, Vānaras and Rākşasas all said wonderful it is; and Vibhīşaņa, who was by the side of Rama, said:-After a long time, the old recollections have come to my mind.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)