And thus Rāma was addressed by Vāli, wounded and senseless, with those modest, pious and auspicious words. And being thus reproached he spoke to that excellent lord of monkeys, gifted with virtue and other accomplishments, resembling the Sun shorn of its lustre, a cloud which has already discharged its waters and fire extinguished.
इत्युक्तः प्रश्रितं वाक्यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम्। परुषं वालिना रामो निहतेन विचेतसा॥ तं निष्प्रभमिवादित्यं मुक्ततोयमिवाम्बुदम्। उक्तवाक्यं हरिश्रेष्ठमुपशान्तमिवानलम्॥ धर्मार्थगुणसम्पन्नं हरीश्वरमनुत्तमम् । अधिक्षिप्तस्तदा रामः पश्चाद् वालिनमब्रवीत्॥