न तु तच्चन्दनं दृष्टवा स्प्रष्टव्यं च कदाचन।।4.41.42।। रोहिता नाम गन्धर्वा घोरा रक्षन्ति तद्वनम्।
na tu taccandanaṃ dṛṣṭavā spraṣṭavyaṃ ca kadācana..4.41.42.. rohitā nāma gandharvā ghorā rakṣanti tadvanam.
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English Translation
"'Never touch when you see the sandal trees, for they are guarded by dreadful gandharvas named Rohitas."
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Word Meanings
तत् then, चन्दनम् sandal, दृष्टवा seeing, कदाचन ever, न स्प्रष्टव्यं तु do not touch, घोरां dreadful, तत् वनम् that forest, रोहिता: नाम named Rohita, गन्धर्वाः gandharva, रक्षन्ति protect.
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Valmiki Ramayana
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Sarga 41
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312.42