तत्र तापसमासीनं मलपङ्कजटाधरम्। रामस्सुतीक्ष्णं विधिवत्तपोवृद्धमभाषत।।3.7.5।।
tatra tāpasamāsīnaṃ malapaṅkajaṭādharam. rāmassutīkṣṇaṃ vidhivattapovṛddhamabhāṣata..3.7.5..
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English Translation
"There at the hermitage was Sutikshna, an ascetic grown old with (long) penance, wearing soiled, matted locks and seated. Rama (first) addressed him as per custom."
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Word Meanings
तत्र there (at the hermitage), रामः Rama, मलपङ्कजठाधरम् with soiled, matted hair, आसीनम् seated, तपोवृद्धम् grown old with penance, तापसम् ascetic, सुतीक्ष्णम् Sutikshna, विधिवत् as per tradition, अभाषत spoke.
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Valmiki Ramayana
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Sarga 7
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203.5