Chapter 2 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 2.10

तस्मात् तु मिथुनादेकं पुमांसं पापनिश्चयः। जघान वैरनिलयो निषादस्तस्य पश्यतः॥

tasmāt tu mithunādekaṃ pumāṃsaṃ pāpaniścayaḥ| jaghāna vairanilayo niṣādastasya paśyataḥ||

English Meaning

At this juncture, a wicked-minded fowler, singling out the male, without any cause of hostility, slew him in the very presence of the holy man.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)