Chapter 4 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 4.8

ततो वानरराजेन लक्ष्मणेन सुपूजितः। उवाच रामो धर्मात्मा पुनरप्यर्थकोविदः॥

tato vānararājena lakṣmaṇena supūjitaḥ| uvāca rāmo dharmātmā punarapyarthakovidaḥ||

English Meaning

Then honoured by the monkey-king as well as Lakşmaņa, the righteous Rāma, understanding the import of things, again said.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)