Verse 40·VR 4.17.40

चर्म च अस्थि च मे राजन् न स्पृशन्ति मनीषिणः | अभक्ष्याणि च मांसानि सो अहम् पंच नखो हतः || १-१७-४०

udaasiineShu yo asmaasu vikramo ayam prakaashitaH |apakaariShu te raama na evam pashyaami vikramam || 1-17-46

Translation

"Sensible people will not touch my skin and bones, oh, king, nor meats from my body are to be eaten, such as I am, a five-nailed animal, I am killed. [4-17-40]

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Vali's Questioning Rama's Propriety

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