Chapter 43 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 43

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 43.15

जीवन यदि तेऽभ्येति ग्रहणं मृगसत्तमः। अजिनं नरशार्दूल रुचिरं तु भविष्यति ॥

jīvana yadi te'bhyeti grahaṇaṃ mṛgasattamaḥ| ajinaṃ naraśārdūla ruciraṃ tu bhaviṣyati ||

English Meaning

O best of men, if can you not get hold of it alive its skin shall also look very beautiful (to us).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)