Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda Sarga 24 Shloka 16
Original Shlokaतमुवाच महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महामुनि:। श्रूयतां वत्स काकुत्स्थ यस्यैतद्दारुणं वनम्।।1.24.16।।
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महातेजा: highly powerful, महामुनि: great sage, विश्वामित्र: Viswamitra, तम् addressing him, उवाच spoke, वत्स O Child, काकुत्स्थ Kakusthsa, एतत् दारुणं वनम् this dreadful forest, यस्य whose, श्रूयताम् let it be heard.
Viswamitra, the great sage radiating energy addressing Rama said, "O child of kakusthsa dynasty I shall tell you whose dreadful forest this is. Listen"