Chapter 39 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 39.18

भगवन् पृथिवी सर्वा खन्यते सगरात्मजैः। बहवश्च महात्मानो बध्यन्ते जलचारिणः॥

bhagavan pṛthivī sarvā khanyate sagarātmajaiḥ| bahavaśca mahātmāno badhyante jalacāriṇaḥ||

English Meaning

O adorable one, the entire earth is being excavated by the sons of Sagara; and many are the high-souled ones as well as the aquatic animals that are being slain in consequence.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)