Ramayana

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समाक्षरैश्चतुर्भिर्यः पादैर्गीतो महर्षिणा | सोऽनुव्याहरणाद् भूयः श्लोकः श्लोकत्वमागतः || १-२-४०

sanskrit

Equally lettered, four-footed is that verse when great Sage Valmiki articulated it, and when repetitively recited by one and all, it attained prominence as verse proper. [1-2-40]

english translation

samAkSaraizcaturbhiryaH pAdairgIto maharSiNA | so'nuvyAharaNAd bhUyaH zlokaH zlokatvamAgataH || 1-2-40

hk transliteration