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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.50.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 50: Story of Viśvāmitra: Śatānanda introduces the former King. Śatānanda confirms Ahalyā’s release, then recounts how King Viśvāmitra’s travels with his army brought him to Vasiṣṭha’s hermitage

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra assures him that everything required was done and the couple reunited

1.50.10

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
pratyuvāca śatānandaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam

Hearing that speech of his, the great sage Viśvāmitra, knowing (the art of) speech, replied to the eloquent Śatānanda:

Words: tac — that; chrutvā — having heard; vacanaṃ — speech, words; tasya — his; viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; mahāmuniḥ — the great sage; pratyuvāca — replied; śatānandaṃ — to Śatānanda; vākyajño — knower of speech; vākyakovidam — skilled in speech

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.