Valmiki Ramayana 7.65.3
सो ऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं वाल्मीकिं मुनिसत्तमम् ।कृताञ्जलिरथो भूत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥
so 'bhivādya mahātmānaṃ vālmīkiṃ munisattamam |kṛtāñjaliratho bhūtvā vākyametaduvāca ha ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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