Chapter 68 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 68

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 68.16

तं गृधं प्रेक्ष्य ताम्राक्षं गतासुमचलोपमम्। रामः सुबहुभिर्दुःखैर्दीनः सौमित्रिमब्रवीत्॥

taṃ gṛdhaṃ prekṣya tāmrākṣaṃ gatāsumacalopamam| rāmaḥ subahubhirduḥkhairdīnaḥ saumitrimabravīt||

English Meaning

Beholding the vulture dead, of huge proportions, resembling a hill and having red eyes, Rama, aggrieved, spoke piteously to Saumitri.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)