Chapter 57 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 57

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 57.9

आत्मनश्चापनयनं मृगरूपेण रक्षसा॥ आजगाम जनस्थानं राघवः परिशङ्कितः।

ātmanaścāpanayanaṃ mṛgarūpeṇa rakṣasā|| ājagāma janasthānaṃ rāghavaḥ pariśaṅkitaḥ|

English Meaning

Rāghava went back to Janasthāna, alarmed in consequence of his having been drawn away by the Raksasa in the form of a dear.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)