अथ रामः सरिन्मध्यो पप्रच्छ मुनिपुङ्गवम्॥ वारिणो भिद्यमानस्य किमयं तुमुलो ध्वनिः।
atha rāmaḥ sarinmadhyo papraccha munipuṅgavam|| vāriṇo bhidyamānasya kimayaṃ tumulo dhvaniḥ|
English Meaning
And reaching the middle of the river, Rāma asked that best of ascetics, What is this loud uproar that seem to come riving the waters?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)