Chapter 125 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 125

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 125.4

शृङ्गवेरपुरं प्राप्य गुहं गहनगोचरम्। निषादाधिपतिं ब्रूहि कुशलं वचनान्मम्॥

śṛṅgaverapuraṃ prāpya guhaṃ gahanagocaram| niṣādādhipatiṃ brūhi kuśalaṃ vacanānmam||

English Meaning

Arriving at the city of Śộngavera, do you communicate to Guha, the king of Nişādas* having the forest as his kingdom, my well-being, at my command. *A low cast aboriginal Hindu corresponding to our Cāņdālas always living in the forest. The Raja of Ramnud in the district of Madura in Madras traces his descent from this Guha.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)