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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.57.15

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 57: Story of Viśvāmitra: Triśaṅku’s curse and appeal for refuge. Vasiṣṭha’s sons reject and curse Triśaṅku, his followers abandon him and he asks Viśvāmitra to overcome his fate

In the sequence: alone and distressed, he approaches Viśvāmitra, who receives him with compassion and asks what happened

1.57.15

atha tad vākyam ākarṇya rājā caṇḍālatāṃ gataḥ
abravīt prāñjalir vākyaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam

Then, hearing that speech, the king now become a caṇḍāla, himself skilled in speech, with joined palms spoke a word to (Viśvāmitra,) expert in speech:

Words: atha — then; tad vākyam — that speech; ākarṇya — having heard; rājā — the king; caṇḍālatāṃ gataḥ — become a caṇḍāla; abravīt — spoke; prāñjalir — with joined palms; vākyaṃ — a word; vākyajño — knowing speech, eloquent; vākyakovidam — to (one) expert 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.