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)