Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.28

एवमुक्त्वा तु तं रामं संरब्धो वाहिनीपतिः। वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकुशलं ततो मौनमुपागमत्॥

evamuktvā tu taṃ rāmaṃ saṃrabdho vāhinīpatiḥ| vākyajño vākyakuśalaṃ tato maunamupāgamat||

English Meaning

Having thus accosted Rāma, skilled in the are of speech, that lord of the army, Sugriva, well versed in speech, became silent.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)