Chapter 12 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 12.1

ततः काले बहुतिथे कस्मिंश्चित् सुमनोहरे। वसन्ते समनुप्राप्ते राज्ञो यष्टुं मनोऽभवत्॥

tataḥ kāle bahutithe kasmiṃścit sumanohare| vasante samanuprāpte rājño yaṣṭuṃ mano'bhavat||

English Meaning

Then after a long while, when the charming spring had appeared on the earth, the king conceived the desire of celebrating the sacrifice.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)