Chapter 70 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 70

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 70.20

अन्तःपुरेऽतिसंवृद्धान् व्याघ्रवीर्यबलोपमान्। दंष्ट्रायुक्तान् महाकायाशुनश्चोपायनं ददौ॥

antaḥpure'tisaṃvṛddhān vyāghravīryabalopamān| daṃṣṭrāyuktān mahākāyāśunaścopāyanaṃ dadau||

English Meaning

The king presented him with dogs brought up in the inner apartment, resembling tigers in strength and prowess, furnished with teeth representing weapons, and large of body.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)