Chapter 9 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 9.17

नित्यं शस्त्रं परिवहन् क्रमेण स तपोधनः। चकार रौद्रीं स्वां बुद्धिं त्यक्त्वा तपसि निश्चयम्॥

nityaṃ śastraṃ parivahan krameṇa sa tapodhanaḥ| cakāra raudrīṃ svāṃ buddhiṃ tyaktvā tapasi niścayam||

English Meaning

Constantly carrying the sword, by degrees, the ascetic, foregoing all thoughts about asceticism, had his mind involved in fierce sentiments.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)