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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 11 Shloka 26
Original Shloka
नव प़ञ्च च वर्षाणि दण्डकारण्यमाश्रितः।।2.11.26।। चीराजिनजटाधारी रामो भवतु तापसः।
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Translations & Commentary

1 curated source available for this shloka.

Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

रामः Rama, नव पञ्च च वर्षाणि for fourteen (nine and five) years, दण्डकारण्यम् Dandaka forest, आश्रितः resorted to, चीराजिनजटाधारी clad in tattered (bark) and deer skin and wearing matted locks, तापसः like an ascetic, भवतु shall remain (in the forest.)

English Commentary

Consigned to the Dandaka forest for fourteen years, clad in bark and deer skin and wearing matted hair, Rama shall live like an ascetic.