Chapter 8 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 8.9

पश्याश्रमपदं रम्यं दण्डकारण्यवासिनाम्। एषां तपस्विनां वीर तपसा भावितात्मनाम्॥

paśyāśramapadaṃ ramyaṃ daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinām| eṣāṃ tapasvināṃ vīra tapasā bhāvitātmanām||

English Meaning

Behold the beauteous asylums, O hero. of these pure-spirited ascetics inhabiting the forest of Dandaka.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)