Chapter 16 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 16.28

अत्यन्तसुखसंवृद्धः सुकुमारो हिमादितः। कथं त्वपररात्रेषु सरयूमवगाहते॥

atyantasukhasaṃvṛddhaḥ sukumāro himāditaḥ| kathaṃ tvapararātreṣu sarayūmavagāhate||

English Meaning

Brought up in luxury, and exceedingly tender, how can he, afflicted with cold, perforim his ablutions in the Sarayū during the latter part of the night?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)