Chapter 66 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 66.13

तेषां जिज्ञासमानानां शैवं धनुरूपाहृतम्॥ न शेकुर्ग्रहणे तस्य धनुषस्तोलनेऽपि वा।

teṣāṃ jijñāsamānānāṃ śaivaṃ dhanurūpāhṛtam|| na śekurgrahaṇe tasya dhanuṣastolane'pi vā|

English Meaning

And on their being curious (as to the bow), I showed it to them; but they could neither hold nor wield it.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)