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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.44.24

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 44: Story of Indra: Ocean churning and the struggle for nectar. The Devas and asuras churn the ocean for freedom from death, contend over its gifts and fight for the nectar, Indra’s side gains sovereignty

In the sequence: Uccaiḥśravas, the horse, the Kaustubha jewel, and the nectar emerge

1.44.24

uccaiḥśravā hayaśreṣṭho maṇiratnaṃ ca kaustubham
udatiṣṭhan naraśreṣṭha tathaivāmṛtam uttamam

Uccaiḥśravas, best of horses, and the jewel Kaustubha, and likewise the excellent nectar of immortality arose, O best of men.

Words: uccaiḥśravā — Uccaiḥśravas (the divine horse); hayaśreṣṭho — best of horses; maṇiratnaṃ — the jewel-gem; ca — and; kaustubham — Kaustubha (the gem); udatiṣṭhan — arose, came up; naraśreṣṭha — O best of men; tathaivāmṛtam — and likewise the nectar of immortality; uttamam — excellent, supreme

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.