सोऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं वाल्मीकिं मुनिसत्तमम्। कृताञ्जलिरथो भूत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥
so'bhivādya mahātmānaṃ vālmīkiṃ munisattamam| kṛtāñjaliratho bhūtvā vākyametaduvāca ha||
English Meaning
And having bowed to that high-souled Muni Vālmīki, he with folded palms, said thus.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)