Chapter 9 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 9.11

क्षत्रियाणामिह धनुर्हताशस्येन्धनानि च। समीपतः स्थितं तेजोबलमुच्छुयते भृशम्॥

kṣatriyāṇāmiha dhanurhatāśasyendhanāni ca| samīpataḥ sthitaṃ tejobalamucchuyate bhṛśam||

English Meaning

Even as the vicinity of faggots increases the energy of fire, the proximity of (the bow) enhances the strength and energy of the Ksatriya.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)