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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.40.7

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 40: Story of Sagara: Aṃśumat retrieves the horse. Aṃśumat recovers the horse and finds his uncles’ ashes, Garuḍa says only Gaṅgā can redeem them, Sagara completes the sacrifice but cannot bring her down

In the sequence: Aṃśumat follows the excavated passage → he respectfully questions the elephants of the quarters, who encourage him and predict success

1.40.7

daityadānavarakṣobhiḥ piśācapatagoragaiḥ
pūjyamānaṃ mahātejā diśāgajam apaśyata

That mighty one beheld a quarter-elephant being honoured by daityas, dānavas and rākṣasas, by piśācas, birds and serpents.

Words: daityadānavarakṣobhiḥ — by daityas, dānavas and rākṣasas; piśācapatagoragaiḥ — by piśācas, birds and serpents; pūjyamānaṃ — being honoured, worshipped; mahātejā — the mighty one, of great splendour; diśāgajam — quarter-elephant; apaśyata — beheld, saw

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.