शत्रुघ्नस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य मुनिपुङ्गवः। प्रत्युवाच महात्मानं स्वागतं ते महायशः॥ स्वमाश्रममिदं सौम्य राघवाणां कुलस्य वै। आसनं पाद्यमयं च निर्विशङ्कः प्रतीच्छ मे॥
śatrughnasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahasya munipuṅgavaḥ| pratyuvāca mahātmānaṃ svāgataṃ te mahāyaśaḥ|| svamāśramamidaṃ saumya rāghavāṇāṃ kulasya vai| āsanaṃ pādyamayaṃ ca nirviśaṅkaḥ pratīccha me||
English Meaning
Hearing the words of the high-souled Śatrughna, Vālmīki, the foremost of ascetics, replied saying: “O you of great renown, do you wait here without any hesitation. O gentle one, this hermitage belongs to the descendants of the Raghu face. Do you fearlessly take your seat and water to wash your feet.”
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)