Chapter 3 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 3

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 3.2

उपस्पृश्योदकं सम्यमुनिः स्थित्वा कृताञ्जलिः। प्राचीनाग्रेधु दर्भेषु धर्मेणान्वेषते गतिम् ॥

upaspṛśyodakaṃ samyamuniḥ sthitvā kṛtāñjaliḥ| prācīnāgredhu darbheṣu dharmeṇānveṣate gatim ||

English Meaning

And, sitting himself facing the east on a cushion of kuća grass, and sipping water according to the ordinance, he addressed himself to the contemplation of the subject through Yoga.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)