ततः प्रहृष्टः काकुत्स्थः श्रुत्वा वाक्यं महात्मनः। ऋषींस्तत्र समेतांश्च राज्ञश्चैवाभ्यभाषत॥
tataḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ kākutsthaḥ śrutvā vākyaṃ mahātmanaḥ| ṛṣīṃstatra sametāṃśca rājñaścaivābhyabhāṣata||
English Meaning
Hearing the words of the high-souled Valmiki, Rama was greatly delighted. Having addressed the assembled Rșis and kings he said.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)