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)