Chapter 7 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 7.22

ततः शुभं तापसयोग्यमन्नं स्वयं सुतीक्ष्णः पुरुषर्षभाभ्याम्। ताभ्यां सुसत्कृत्य ददौ महात्मा संध्यानिवृत्तौ रजनीं समीक्ष्य॥

tataḥ śubhaṃ tāpasayogyamannaṃ svayaṃ sutīkṣṇaḥ puruṣarṣabhābhyām| tābhyāṃ susatkṛtya dadau mahātmā saṃdhyānivṛttau rajanīṃ samīkṣya||

English Meaning

Then, when the evening had passed away and night fell, Sutiksna, having done homage to those chiefs of men, offered them excellent fare, suitable to ascetics.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)