Chapter 55 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 55.18

ततो गत्वाऽऽश्रमपदं मुमोचास्त्राणि पार्थिवः। यैस्तत् तपोवनं नाम निर्दग्धं चास्त्रतेजसा॥

tato gatvā''śramapadaṃ mumocāstrāṇi pārthivaḥ| yaistat tapovanaṃ nāma nirdagdhaṃ cāstratejasā||

English Meaning

And repairing to Vasistha's asylum, the king began to discharge weapons; and by their energy the hermitage began to burn.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)