Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda Sarga 48 Shloka 12
Original Shlokaश्रीमदाश्रमसङ्काशं किन्न्विदं मुनिवर्जितम्।।1.48.12।। ज्ञातुमिच्छामि भगवन् कस्यायं पूर्वमाश्रम:।
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English Translation
भगवन् O Venerable one, श्रीमत् propitious, आश्रमसङ्काशम् looking like a hermitage, मुनिवर्जितम् deserted by ascetics, इदम् this, किं नु what could be? पूर्वम् formerly, अयम् this, आश्रम: hermitage, कस्य whose?, ज्ञातुम् to know, इच्छामि I am desirous.
English Commentary
"O Venerable one I wish to know why this auspicios looking hermitage was deserted by ascetics? To whom did this belong in the past."