Shloka 1.5.2
अयोध्यानगरवर्णनम् (Description of Ayodhya and the Ikshvaku Royal Setting)
येषां स सगरो नाम सागरो येन खानित: ।षष्टि: पुत्रसहस्राणि यं यान्तं पर्यवारयन् ।।।।
yeṣāṃ sa sagaro nāma sāgaro yena khānitaḥ | ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi yaṃ yāntaṃ paryavārayan ||
Among them was the king named Sagara—by whom the ocean was dug out; and sixty thousand sons would surround him whenever he marched forth.
Among them a king named Sagara got the ocean dug and his sixty thousand sons surrounded him whenever he went (to battle).
The verse foregrounds royal capability and legacy; dharma here is the king’s duty to lead and act decisively, leaving enduring works remembered by society.
The narrator lists eminent Ikṣvāku kings, introducing Sagara and his famed association with the ocean.
Leadership and prowess—Sagara as a figure of commanding presence, supported by vast retinue.