श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।मेघगम्भीरया वाचा विश्रब्धपदसुन्दरम् ।इदं दशरथो वाक्यमुवाच मुनिनायकम्
In plain words
Śrī Vālmīki said: With a voice as deep as a thundercloud, Daśaratha spoke this speech, beautiful in its confident phrasing, to the foremost of sages.