Chapter 38 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 38.14

अवजानन्नह मोहाद् बालोऽयमिति राघवम्। विश्वामित्रस्य तां वेदिमभ्यधावं कृतत्वरः॥

avajānannaha mohād bālo'yamiti rāghavam| viśvāmitrasya tāṃ vedimabhyadhāvaṃ kṛtatvaraḥ||

English Meaning

Being under the influence of sheer foolishness I passed by him as a child and darted towards the sacrificial alter of Viśvāmitra.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)