Valmiki Ramayana Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 46 Shloka 22

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इदानीं मे स्मृतं राजन्यथा वाली हरीश्वरः।।4.46.21।। मतङ्गेन तदा शप्तो ह्यस्मिन्नाश्रममण्डले। प्रविशेद्यदि वै वाली मूर्धाऽस्य शतधा भवेत्।।4.46.22।। तत्र वासस्सुखोऽस्माकं निरुद्विग्नो भविष्यति।

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English Translation

राजन् O king, हरीश्वरः king of monkeys, वाली Vali, तदा then, मतङ्गेन by Mathanga, यथा as, शप्तः cursed, मे to me, इदानीम् now, स्मृतम् I remembered, वाली Vali, अस्मिन् in this, आश्रममण्डले hermitage site, प्रविशेद्यदि if he enters, अस्य his, मूर्धा head, शतधा hundred pieces, भवेत् will become, तत्र there, अस्माकम् to us, वासः residence, सुखः happy, निरुद्विग्नः peaceful, भविष्यति will be.

English Commentary

'I remembed Matanga's curse to Vali, king of monkeys. Vali would not enter the site of Matanga's hermitage as his head would break into a hundred pieces if he did'. Therefore we thought it would be safe for us to reside in that place.