महान् mighty, राजा king, महता कालेन for a long time, निश्चयं अकृत्वा without arriving at any decision (in the matter of bringing Ganga down to earth), त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि thirty thousand years, राज्यम् kingdom, कृत्वा having ruled, दिवं गत: ascended heaven.

The mighty king (Sagara), over a long period of time without being able to devise means (to bring Ganga down to the earth), ruled the kingdom for thirty thousand years and ascended to heaven". इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे एकचत्वारिंशस्सर्ग:।। Thus ends the fortyfirst sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.