Chapter 10 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 10.8

न तेन जन्मप्रभृति दृष्टपूर्वं तपस्विना। स्त्री वा पुमान् वा यच्चान्यत् सत्त्वं नगरराष्ट्रजम्॥

na tena janmaprabhṛti dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ tapasvinā| strī vā pumān vā yaccānyat sattvaṃ nagararāṣṭrajam||

English Meaning

Since his birth he had never before seen men and women, or any other creatures living in cities and towns.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)