Chapter 12 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 12.45

एतदालक्ष्यते वीर मधूकानां महावनम्। उत्तरेणास्य गन्तव्यं न्यग्रोधमपि गच्छता॥ ततः स्थलमुपारुह्य पर्वतस्याविदूरतः। ख्यातः पञ्चवटीत्येव नित्यपुष्पितकाननः॥

etadālakṣyate vīra madhūkānāṃ mahāvanam| uttareṇāsya gantavyaṃ nyagrodhamapi gacchatā|| tataḥ sthalamupāruhya parvatasyāvidūrataḥ| khyātaḥ pañcavaṭītyeva nityapuṣpitakānanaḥ||

English Meaning

O hero, yonder is the mighty wood of Madhūkas. Directing your course to the asylum of Nyagrodha trees, go by the north of this Madhūka wood. Then arriving at a spot hard by a hill, (you will) come upon the celebrated Pañcavați, crowned with blossoming woods.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)