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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.19

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 102: Vasiṣṭha recounts the royal lineage. He traces the dynasty from creation through Ikṣvāku and Sagara, invoking its tradition of eldest succession

In the sequence: Sagara later has the ocean-bed dug out in connection with his sacrifice

2.102.19

sa rājā sagaro nāma yaḥ samudram akhānayat
iṣṭvā parvaṇi vegena trāsayantam imāḥ prajāḥ

It was that king named Sagara who, having sacrificed, had the ocean-bed dug out with force at the sacred juncture, so terrifying these creatures.

Words: sa rājā sagaro nāma — that king named Sagara; yaḥ samudram akhānayat — who had the ocean dug; iṣṭvā — having sacrificed; parvaṇi — at the sacred juncture; vegena — with force, vehemence; trāsayantam — frightening (it, the ocean); imāḥ prajāḥ — these creatures

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.