Chapter 42 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 42.5

सिन्धुसागरयोश्चैव संगमे तत्र पर्वतः। महान् सोमगिरि म शतशृङ्गो महाद्रुमः॥ तत्र प्रस्थेषु रम्येषु सिंहा पक्षगमाः स्थिताः। तिमिमत्स्यगजांश्चैव नीडान्यारोपयन्ति ते॥

sindhusāgarayoścaiva saṃgame tatra parvataḥ| mahān somagiri ma śataśṛṅgo mahādrumaḥ|| tatra prastheṣu ramyeṣu siṃhā pakṣagamāḥ sthitāḥ| timimatsyagajāṃścaiva nīḍānyāropayanti te||

English Meaning

There is a mighty mountain where the Sindhu falls into the sea, Somagiri by name; having an hundred summits and tall trees. In its plateaus there are certain birds (called) Sinhas. These lift up to their nests whales and elephants.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)