Chapter 78 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 78

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 78.11

पितामहस्तु मामाह तवाहारः सुदेवज। स्वादूनि स्वानि मांसानि तानि भक्षय नित्यशः॥

pitāmahastu māmāha tavāhāraḥ sudevaja| svādūni svāni māṃsāni tāni bhakṣaya nityaśaḥ||

English Meaning

Whereto the patriarch replied: O son of Sudeva, do you live upon sweet savoured meat everyday.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)