Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda Sarga 69 Shloka 13
Original Shlokaतस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ऋषिमध्ये नराधिप:।।1.69.13।। वाक्यं वाक्यविदां श्रेष्ठ: प्रत्युवाच महीपतिम्।
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वाक्यविदाम् among the knowledgeable men in words, श्रेष्ठः (वर:) excellent, नराधिप: king, तस्य his, तत् वचनम् those words, श्रुत्वा having heard, ऋषिमध्ये amidst sages, महीपतिम् addressing the king, वाक्यम् words, प्रत्युवाच replied.
At these words, the most eloquent king (Dasaratha) made his reply in the midst of sages: