Chapter 73 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 73.6

नेदृशं दृष्टपूर्वं मे श्रुतं वा घोरदर्शनम्। मृत्युरप्राप्तकालानां रामस्य विषये ह्ययम्॥

nedṛśaṃ dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ me śrutaṃ vā ghoradarśanam| mṛtyuraprāptakālānāṃ rāmasya viṣaye hyayam||

English Meaning

Save under the regime of Rama, I have never seen or heard of the dreadful death of such a boy who has not attained the age.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)