Chapter 71 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 71.9

सोऽहं भुजाभ्यां दीर्घाभ्यां संक्षिप्यास्मिन्वनेचरान्॥ सिंहद्वीपिमृगव्याघ्रान् भक्षयामि समन्ततः।

so'haṃ bhujābhyāṃ dīrghābhyāṃ saṃkṣipyāsminvanecarān|| siṃhadvīpimṛgavyāghrān bhakṣayāmi samantataḥ|

English Meaning

Thenceforth, stretching out my long arms I used to devour all lions, tigers, wolves and deer ranging the forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)