Chapter 4 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 4.12

निम्नेषु वनदुर्गेषु वनेषु च वनौकसः। अभिप्लुत्याभिपश्येयुः परेषां निहितं बलम् ॥

nimneṣu vanadurgeṣu vaneṣu ca vanaukasaḥ| abhiplutyābhipaśyeyuḥ pareṣāṃ nihitaṃ balam ||

English Meaning

And, bounding down into hollow places, mountain-fastnesses, and woods, let the rangers of the wilds, spy the posted detachments of the enemy.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)