Chapter 38 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 38.11

शोभयन् दण्डकारण्यं दीप्तेन स्वेन तेजसा। अदृश्यत तदा रामो बालचन्द्र इवोदितः॥

śobhayan daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ dīptena svena tejasā| adṛśyata tadā rāmo bālacandra ivoditaḥ||

English Meaning

Beautifying the entire forest of Dandaka with his own splendour Rāma appeared like the newly risen moon.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)