रामः Rama, सलक्षणम् a man of good signs, अप्रधृष्यम् an unassailable warrior, लक्ष्मणम् Lakshmana, स्वभावजम् natural, हितम् beneficial, पथ्यं च and useful, नयप्रसक्तम् sanctioned by, ससाम conciliatory, धर्मार्थसमाहितं च in accordance with dharma and artha, वाक्यम् these words, उवाच spoke.

Rama said to Lakshmana, an unassailable warrior with auspicious signs, that what he had spoken was natural, beneficial, wise and useful.It is in accordance with Sama Veda and the science of statecraft, well established in dharma and artha.