Chapter 28 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 28.15

यथालब्धेन कर्तव्यः संतोषस्तेन मैथिलि। यताहारैर्वनचरैः सीते दुःखमतो वनम्॥

yathālabdhena kartavyaḥ saṃtoṣastena maithili| yatāhārairvanacaraiḥ sīte duḥkhamato vanam||

English Meaning

Those that dwell in the forest will have to remain content, having practised moderation in food, O Maithill, with whatever edibles are attainable in the forest; so the wood is full of misery.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)