Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.45

ततो मैन्दस्तु संप्रेक्ष्य नयापनयकोविदः। वाक्यं वचनसंपन्नो बभाषे हेतुमुत्तरम्॥

tato maindastu saṃprekṣya nayāpanayakovidaḥ| vākyaṃ vacanasaṃpanno babhāṣe hetumuttaram||

English Meaning

There upon followed Mainda, conversant with what is right and wrong, after due deliberation, with words pregnant with words pregnant with reason.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)