Chapter 40 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 40.14

ते तं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा दिशापालं महागजम्। मानयन्तो हि ते राम जग्मुर्भित्त्वा रसातलम्॥

te taṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā diśāpālaṃ mahāgajam| mānayanto hi te rāma jagmurbhittvā rasātalam||

English Meaning

Thereupon, O Rāma, going round that mighty elephant, and honouring him duly, they went on piercing the under earth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)