Chapter 15 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 15.21

ततो महामेघमहीधराभं प्रभिन्नमत्यङ्कुशमत्यसह्यम्। रामोपवाह्यं रुचिरं ददर्श शत्रुजयं नागमुदनकायम्॥

tato mahāmeghamahīdharābhaṃ prabhinnamatyaṅkuśamatyasahyam| rāmopavāhyaṃ ruciraṃ dadarśa śatrujayaṃ nāgamudanakāyam||

English Meaning

He saw there a wild elephant by the name of Śatruñjaya or the conqueror of foes having a huge body resembling a mountain enveloped in dark clouds, beautiful, capable of bearing the goading hook and intended Rāma's conveyance.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)