Chapter 11 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 11.17

एवं कथयमानः स ददर्शाश्रममण्डलम्। कुशचीरपरिक्षिप्तं ब्राह्मया लक्ष्म्या समावृतम्॥

evaṃ kathayamānaḥ sa dadarśāśramamaṇḍalam| kuśacīraparikṣiptaṃ brāhmayā lakṣmyā samāvṛtam||

English Meaning

Thus conversing, Rāma saw the collection of asylums, strewn with Kusa and bark, and be-girt with energy derived from Brahmā lore.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)