Ramayana
तस्य बुद्धिरियं जाता महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः । कृत्स्नं रामायणं काव्यमीदृशैः करवाण्यहम् ॥ १-२-४१
A thought occurred to Valmiki, who is capable of putting thoughts into action "I shall compose the epic named Ramayana entirely in this metre". ॥ 1-2-41॥
english translation
tasya buddhiriyaM jAtA maharSerbhAvitAtmanaH । kRtsnaM rAmAyaNaM kAvyamIdRzaiH karavANyaham ॥ 1-2-41
hk transliteration by Sanscript