Chapter 57 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 57

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 57.4

अशुभं वत मन्येऽहं गोमायुर्वाशते यथा। स्वस्ति स्यादपि वैदेह्या राक्षसैर्भक्षणं विना ॥

aśubhaṃ vata manye'haṃ gomāyurvāśate yathā| svasti syādapi vaidehyā rākṣasairbhakṣaṇaṃ vinā ||

English Meaning

Ah! I consider this as inauspicious—that these jackals are crying. Escaping being devoured by the Raksasas, may fair fortune befall Vaidehi!

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)