Chapter 62 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 62

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 62.3

आहारः सर्वसत्त्वानि विशेषेण च तापसाः। आचारो रौद्रता नित्यं वासो मधुवने तथा॥

āhāraḥ sarvasattvāni viśeṣeṇa ca tāpasāḥ| ācāro raudratā nityaṃ vāso madhuvane tathā||

English Meaning

His food is every creature specially ascetics; his manner of life is regulated by ferocity and his constant home is Madhuvana.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)