Chapter 48 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 48

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 48.7

तेन धर्मात्मना शप्तं कृत्स्नं तत्र महद्वनम्॥ अशरण्यं दुराधर्षं मृगपक्षिविवर्जितम्।

tena dharmātmanā śaptaṃ kṛtsnaṃ tatra mahadvanam|| aśaraṇyaṃ durādharṣaṃ mṛgapakṣivivarjitam|

English Meaning

And cursed by that high-souled one, the entire mighty forest has become unfit to harbour (any creatures); difficult of entrance; and devoid of birds and beasts.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)