Chapter 43 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 43

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 43.25

मांसहेतोरपि मृगान् विहारार्थं च धन्विनः। घ्नन्ति लक्ष्मण राजानो मृगयायां महावने॥

māṃsahetorapi mṛgān vihārārthaṃ ca dhanvinaḥ| ghnanti lakṣmaṇa rājāno mṛgayāyāṃ mahāvane||

English Meaning

Princes, with bows in their hands, while-a hunting in a deep forest destroy deer either for flesh or for sport.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)