Chapter 61 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 61

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 61.5

भुक्त्वाशनं विशालाक्षी सूपदंशान्वितं शुभम्। वन्यं नैवारमाहारं कथं सीतोपभोक्ष्यते॥

bhuktvāśanaṃ viśālākṣī sūpadaṃśānvitaṃ śubham| vanyaṃ naivāramāhāraṃ kathaṃ sītopabhokṣyate||

English Meaning

Having formerly partaken of (excellent) rice with curries, how will Sita feed on wild rice?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)