तस्य तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा रामः सत्यपराक्रमः। तां कथां कथयामास वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः॥
tasya tadbhāṣitaṃ śrutvā rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ| tāṃ kathāṃ kathayāmāsa vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ||
English Meaning
Hearing the words of Laksmana, Rama, having truth for his prowess, began to relate the story of Vasiştha.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)