Chapter 4 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 4.72

ततः शिखरमारुह्य रामो दशरथात्मजः। कूर्ममीनसमाकीर्णमपश्यत्सलिलाकुलम्॥

tataḥ śikharamāruhya rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ| kūrmamīnasamākīrṇamapaśyatsalilākulam||

English Meaning

Getting at the top, Daśaratha's son espied the vast deep filled with tortoises and fishes.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)