You are capable of speaking words, chaste, pleasant and significant of eight sorts of knowledge. You see the praiseworthy son of the Wind-god and greatly virtuous; strength, mindedness, energy, forgiveness, patience, endurance, humility and many other excellent qualities crown you. Thereupon not being elated the least he again humbly folding his hands with delight and stationed before Sītā, said.
अतिलक्षणसंपन्नं माधुर्यगुणभूषणम्। बुद्ध्या ह्यष्टाङ्गया युक्तं त्वमेवार्हसि भाषितुम्॥ श्लाघनीयोऽनिलस्य त्वं सुतः परमधार्मिकः। बलं शौर्य श्रुतं सत्त्वं विक्रमो दाक्ष्यमुत्तमम्॥ तेजः क्षमा धृतिः स्थैर्य विनीतत्वं न संशयः। एते चान्ये च बहवो गुणास्त्वय्येव शोभनाः॥ अथोवाच पुनः सीतामसंभ्रान्तो विनीतवत्। प्रगृहीताञ्जलिर्हर्षात्सीतायाः प्रमुखे स्थितः॥