Chapter 62 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 62

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 62.11

दुःखानि च बहूनीह अनुभूतानि पार्थिव। शयानो दुःखशय्यासु नन्दिग्रामे महायशाः॥ फलमूलाशनो भूत्वा जटी चीरधरस्तथा।

duḥkhāni ca bahūnīha anubhūtāni pārthiva| śayāno duḥkhaśayyāsu nandigrāme mahāyaśāḥ|| phalamūlāśano bhūtvā jaṭī cīradharastathā|

English Meaning

Undergoing many a hardship, o king, that illustrious one passed his days, lying down on a bed of sorrow, and living on fruits and roots, and wearing rags.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)