Chapter 44 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 44

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 44.8

तथैवांशुमता वत्स लोकेऽप्रतिमतेजसा। गङ्गा प्रार्थयता नेतुं प्रतिज्ञा नापवर्जिता॥ राजर्षिणा गुणवता महर्षिसमतेजसा। मत्तुल्यतपसा चैव क्षत्रधर्मस्थितेन च ॥

tathaivāṃśumatā vatsa loke'pratimatejasā| gaṅgā prārthayatā netuṃ pratijñā nāpavarjitā|| rājarṣiṇā guṇavatā maharṣisamatejasā| mattulyatapasā caiva kṣatradharmasthitena ca ||

English Meaning

O child Ansumat likewise unparalleled in the worlds in energy, had failed in realising his cherished promise of bringing down Gangā.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)