Chapter 39 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 39.2

राक्षसाभ्यामहं द्वाभ्यामनिर्विण्णस्तथाकृतः। सहितो मृगरूपाभ्यां प्रविष्टो दण्डकावने॥

rākṣasābhyāmahaṃ dvābhyāmanirviṇṇastathākṛtaḥ| sahito mṛgarūpābhyāṃ praviṣṭo daṇḍakāvane||

English Meaning

I was not humbled even by the danger of my life. Once again I entered the forest of Dandaka accompanied by two Rākşasas assuming the shape of deer.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)