Chapter 18 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 18.6

वानराधिपतेर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा सर्वानुदीक्ष्य तु॥ ईषदुत्स्मयमानस्तु लक्ष्मणं पुण्यलक्षणम्। इति होवाच काकुत्स्थो वाक्यं सत्यपराक्रमः।७।।

vānarādhipatervākyaṃ śrutvā sarvānudīkṣya tu|| īṣadutsmayamānastu lakṣmaṇaṃ puṇyalakṣaṇam| iti hovāca kākutstho vākyaṃ satyaparākramaḥ|7||

English Meaning

Hearing the words of the lord of monkeys and casting his looks towards them, Kākutstha, having truth for his prowess, smiling a little, spoke, to Lakşmana, crowned with all the marks of piery, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)