Chapter 20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 20.26

सषट् चाष्टौ च वर्षाणि वत्स्यामि विजने वने। आसेवमानो वन्यानि फलमूलैश्च वर्तयन्॥

saṣaṭ cāṣṭau ca varṣāṇi vatsyāmi vijane vane| āsevamāno vanyāni phalamūlaiśca vartayan||

English Meaning

And I shall live in that solitary forest for eight and six years, feasting on roots, and fruits and performing the duties of a hermit.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)