Chapter 31 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 31.10

धनुषस्तस्य वीर्यं हि जिज्ञासन्तो महीक्षितः। न शेकुरारोपयितुं राजपुत्रा महाबलाः॥

dhanuṣastasya vīryaṃ hi jijñāsanto mahīkṣitaḥ| na śekurāropayituṃ rājaputrā mahābalāḥ||

English Meaning

And desirous of being acquainted with the prowess of this bow, many kings and princes came; but they in spite of their mighty strength, failed in stringing it.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)