Chapter 32 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 32

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 32.15

बृहत्सालप्रतीकाशः कोऽप्यसौ राक्षसेश्वर। नर्मदां रोधवद्ध्वा क्रीडापयति योषितः॥

bṛhatsālapratīkāśaḥ ko'pyasau rākṣaseśvara| narmadāṃ rodhavaddhvā krīḍāpayati yoṣitaḥ||

English Meaning

O lord of Rākşasas, an unknown person, huge as a Sāla tree, is sporting with females obstructing the course of Narmadā like to a dam.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)