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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.67.24

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 67: Story of Kabandha. A ṛṣi’s curse and Indra’s thunderbolt produced his deformed body, he asks for cremation to restore his discernment and name a helpful ally

In the sequence: Kabandha says he cannot yet identify Sītā's whereabouts: the curse has deprived him of his former discernment

3.67.24

evam uktas tu rāmeṇa vākyaṃ danur anuttamam
provāca kuśalo vaktuṃ vaktāram api rāghavam

Thus addressed by Rāma, Danu, skilled in speaking, spoke a peerless word to Rāghava, himself an eloquent speaker:

Words: evam — thus; uktas — addressed; tu — and; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; vākyaṃ — word, speech; danur — Danu; anuttamam — peerless, unsurpassed; provāca — spoke; kuśalo — skilled; vaktuṃ — to speak; vaktāram — the speaker, eloquent one; api — even, though; rāghavam — Rāghava

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.