Chapter 39 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 39.4

ऋषिमांसाशनः क्रूरस्त्रासयन् वनगोचरान्। तदा रुधिरमत्तोऽहं वचरं दण्डकावनम्॥

ṛṣimāṃsāśanaḥ krūrastrāsayan vanagocarān| tadā rudhiramatto'haṃ vacaraṃ daṇḍakāvanam||

English Meaning

I had a most ugly figure and was maddened with drinking blood, and all the animals of the forest were exceedingly frightened at me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)