Chapter 10 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 10.21

आपृच्छय च तदा विप्रं व्रतचर्यां निवेद्य च। गच्छन्ति स्मापदेशात्ता भीतास्तस्य पितुः स्त्रियः॥

āpṛcchaya ca tadā vipraṃ vratacaryāṃ nivedya ca| gacchanti smāpadeśāttā bhītāstasya pituḥ striyaḥ||

English Meaning

Then, having accosted him the women, feigning the observance of some vow, went away, inspired with the fear of his father.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)