Chapter 9 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 9.7

एतन्निमित्तं वचनं दण्डका इति विश्रुतम्। प्रस्थितस्त्वं सह भ्रात्रा धृतबाणशरासनः॥

etannimittaṃ vacanaṃ daṇḍakā iti viśrutam| prasthitastvaṃ saha bhrātrā dhṛtabāṇaśarāsanaḥ||

English Meaning

And it is for this reason that equipped with bows and arrows, you have along with your brother set out for the forest known as Dandaka.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)