Chapter 38 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 38.1

कदाचिदप्यहं वीर्यात् पर्यटन् पृथिवीमिमाम्। बलं नागसहस्रस्य धारयन् पर्वतोपमः॥

kadācidapyahaṃ vīryāt paryaṭan pṛthivīmimām| balaṃ nāgasahasrasya dhārayan parvatopamaḥ||

English Meaning

Once on a time I was engaged in travelling all over the earth. I had in my body, resembling a huge mountain, the strength of a thousand Nagas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)