Chapter 20 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 20.7

बालो ह्यकृतविद्यश्च न च वेत्ति बलाबलम्। न चास्त्रबलसंयुक्तो न च युद्धविशारदः॥

bālo hyakṛtavidyaśca na ca vetti balābalam| na cāstrabalasaṃyukto na ca yuddhaviśāradaḥ||

English Meaning

Youthful, and unaccomplished, and not knowing what constitutes strength and what not, and not equipped with the science of missiles, and unskilful in fight.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)