Chapter 8 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 8.5

अभ्यनुज्ञातुमिच्छामः सहैभिर्मुनिपुंगवैः। धर्मनित्यैस्तपोदान्तैर्विशिखैरिव पावकैः॥

abhyanujñātumicchāmaḥ sahaibhirmunipuṃgavaiḥ| dharmanityaistapodāntairviśikhairiva pāvakaiḥ||

English Meaning

Now we crave your permission along with that of these foremost of anchorites, steady in virtue, crowned with asceticism and selfcontrolled, resembling smokeless flames.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)