Chapter 2 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 2.18

इच्छामो हि महाबाहुं रघुवीरं महाबलम्। गजेन महता यान्तं रामं छत्रावृताननम्॥

icchāmo hi mahābāhuṃ raghuvīraṃ mahābalam| gajena mahatā yāntaṃ rāmaṃ chatrāvṛtānanam||

English Meaning

We wish to behold the exceedingly strong and mighty-armed hero among the Raghus, riding a huge elephant, his countenance underneath an umbrella.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)