Chapter 18 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 18.21

ते चापि मनुजव्याघ्रा वैदिकाध्ययने रताः॥ पितृशुश्रूषणरता धनुर्वेदे च निष्ठिताः।

te cāpi manujavyāghrā vaidikādhyayane ratāḥ|| pitṛśuśrūṣaṇaratā dhanurvede ca niṣṭhitāḥ|

English Meaning

Those tigers among men, ever engaged in the study of the Vedas, were accomplished in the art of archery, and always intent upon ministering to their father.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)