Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda Sarga 48 Shloka 11
Original Shlokaमिथिलोपवने शून्यमाश्रमं दृश्य राघव:।।1.48.11।। पुराणं निर्जनं रम्यं पप्रच्छ मुनिपुङ्गवम्।
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English Translation
राघव: Rama, मिथिलोपवने in a grove near Mithila, पुराणम् oldest, निर्जनम् uninhabited, रम्यम् beautiful, शून्यम् deserted, आश्रमम् hermitage, दृश्य having seen, मुनिपुङ्गवम् foremost of ascetics, पप्रच्छ enquired.
English Commentary
At the sight of an old uninhabited, beautiful and desolate hermitage in a grove near Mithila, the descendant of the Raghus enquired of the foremost among the ascetics (Viswamitra):