Chapter 1 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 1.2

दुष्करं निष्प्रतिद्वन्द्वं चिकीर्षन् कर्म वानरः। समुदग्रशिरोग्रीवो गवां पतिरिवाबभौ॥

duṣkaraṃ niṣpratidvandvaṃ cikīrṣan karma vānaraḥ| samudagraśirogrīvo gavāṃ patirivābabhau||

English Meaning

In order to perform that arduous task he raised his head and stiffened his neck quite erect, for which he looked like a bull.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)