Bala Kanda 40.1
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Bala Kanda 40 · Verse 1
Sanskrit Original
[Brahma consoles the devatas--sons of Sagara continue to excavate the earth in search of sacrificial horse-- trace the horse near Kapila--cursed by Kapila, Sagara's sons are reduced to ashes]. देवतानां वचश्श्रुत्वा भगवान्वै पितामह:। प्रत्युवाच सुसन्त्रस्तान्कृतान्तबलमोहितान्।।
[Brahma consoles the devatas--sons of Sagara continue to excavate the earth in search of sacrificial horse-- trace the horse near Kapila--cursed by Kapila, Sagara's sons are reduced to ashes]. dēvatānāṅ vacaśśrutvā bhagavānvai pitāmaha:. pratyuvāca susantrastānkṛtāntabalamōhitān৷৷
Having heard the devatas, extremely frightened, and deprived of their sensual perception by the prowess of fate. The adorable grandsire (Brahma) replied: