Chapter 63 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 63.6

एभिः प्रधर्षणायां च वारितं वनपालकैः। मामप्यचिन्तयन् देव भक्षयन्ति वनौकसः॥

ebhiḥ pradharṣaṇāyāṃ ca vāritaṃ vanapālakaiḥ| māmapyacintayan deva bhakṣayanti vanaukasaḥ||

English Meaning

They were prevented, O lord, in their act of devastation, by these guards, but those monkeys, without caring for me the least, feasted there.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)