Chapter 11 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 11.21

तत्र संवसतस्तस्य मुनीनामाश्रमेषु वै॥ रमतश्चानुकूल्येन ययुः संवत्सरा दश।

tatra saṃvasatastasya munīnāmāśrameṣu vai|| ramataścānukūlyena yayuḥ saṃvatsarā daśa|

English Meaning

And as Rāma lived in the asylums of the ascetics and amused himself through their good graces, ten years were passed away (in this way).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)