Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.43

जाम्बवांस्त्वथ संप्रेक्ष्य शास्त्रबुद्ध्या विचक्षणः। वाक्यं विज्ञापयामास गुणवद्दोषवर्जितम्॥

jāmbavāṃstvatha saṃprekṣya śāstrabuddhyā vicakṣaṇaḥ| vākyaṃ vijñāpayāmāsa guṇavaddoṣavarjitam||

English Meaning

There upon the wise Jāmbavān, arriving at conclusions by virtue of his knowledge of Šāstras, began with words, void of defects.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)