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)