Chapter 49 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 49

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 49.14

राजर्षीणां हि लोकेऽस्मिन् रत्यर्थ मृगया वने। काले कृतां तां मनुजैर्धन्विनामभिकासिताम्॥

rājarṣīṇāṃ hi loke'smin ratyartha mṛgayā vane| kāle kṛtāṃ tāṃ manujairdhanvināmabhikāsitām||

English Meaning

Hunting in the forest was introduced for the recreation of Rāghavas. Yet do I not take beyond measure to the chase which has been followed in season by the descendants of Manu and which is ever coveted by bowmen.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)