Chapter 9 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 9.13

तस्यैव तपसो विघ्नं कर्तुमिन्द्रः शचीपतिः। खङ्गपाणिरथागच्छदाश्रमं भटरूपधृक् ॥

tasyaiva tapaso vighnaṃ kartumindraḥ śacīpatiḥ| khaṅgapāṇirathāgacchadāśramaṃ bhaṭarūpadhṛk ||

English Meaning

Intending to disturb his austerities, Saci's lord, Indra, bearing a sword in his hand, came to the asylum in the guise of a warrior.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)