Chapter 28 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 28.16

अतीव वातस्तिमिरं बुभुक्षा चास्ति नित्यशः। भयानि च महान्त्यत्र अतो दु:खतरं वनम्॥

atīva vātastimiraṃ bubhukṣā cāsti nityaśaḥ| bhayāni ca mahāntyatra ato du:khataraṃ vanam||

English Meaning

There are always violent winds, darkness hunger, and great fear; so the wood is full of misery.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)