Chapter 26 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 26

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 26.42

अथवा न्यस्तशस्त्रौ तौ वने मूलफलाशनौ। भ्रातरौ हि नरश्रेष्ठौ चरन्तौ वनगोचरौ॥

athavā nyastaśastrau tau vane mūlaphalāśanau| bhrātarau hi naraśreṣṭhau carantau vanagocarau||

English Meaning

Or those two brothers, the foremost of men, laying aside their weapons, and living on fruits and roots, have been wandering in the forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)