Chapter 61 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 61

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 61.12

बालेन जातमात्रेण क्षुधार्तेन महात्मना। भक्षितानि सहस्राणि प्रजानां सुबहून्यपि॥

bālena jātamātreṇa kṣudhārtena mahātmanā| bhakṣitāni sahasrāṇi prajānāṃ subahūnyapi||

English Meaning

As soon as this high-souled one was born and was a babe, he began to devour up countless creatures by the thousand.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)