Chapter 71 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 71.3

एतदेवं नृशंसं ते रूपमस्तु विगर्हितम्। स मया याचितः क्रुद्धः शापस्यान्तो भवेदिति॥ अभिशापकृतस्येति तेनेदं भाषितं वचः।

etadevaṃ nṛśaṃsaṃ te rūpamastu vigarhitam| sa mayā yācitaḥ kruddhaḥ śāpasyānto bhavediti|| abhiśāpakṛtasyeti tenedaṃ bhāṣitaṃ vacaḥ|

English Meaning

Do you retain this ghastly shape hated of all mankind. Upon my praying to that angry ascetic for my relief from that curse, he said.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)