रणचन्द्रं शतमुखं दरीमुखमथापि च
Raṇacandra, Śatamukha, Darīmukha, and others as well.
प्रथितं मथितं चैव हरिणं लाङ्गलिं तथा
Prathita, Mathita, Hariṇa, and Lāṅgali likewise.
ऊर्द्ध्वदृष्टिः कृताहारः सुव्रतो विनतो बुधः
With upward gaze, having taken food, virtuous, humble, and wise.
क्षेममूर्तिश्च बलवान् राजानः सर्व एव ते
Kṣemamūrti, powerful, and all those kings as well.
अशक्याः समरेजेतुं देवदानवमानवैः
They cannot be defeated in battle by gods, demons, or humans.
नाग्निशस्त्रविषैरन्यैर्मृत्युरेषां विधीयते
Neither fire, weapons, poison, nor anything else can bring them death.
पाताले च जले वायौ ह्यविनाशिन एव ते
In the underworld, in water, or in air, they are truly indestructible.
महापद्मसहस्राणि महापद्मशतानि च
Thousands of great Padmas and hundreds of great Padmas.
नियुतानां सहस्राणि निखर्वाणां तथै व च
Thousands of niyutas and countless nikharvas likewise.
अर्बुदानां च लक्षं तु कोटीशतमथापरम्
A hundred thousand arbuda, and another hundred million koṭis.
संख्यातानि कुलीनानां वानराणां तरस्विनाम्
The numbers of noble and swift vanaras have been counted.
दिव्याभरणवेषाश्च ब्रह्मण्याश्चाहितग्नयः
Adorned in divine ornaments and attire, devoted to Brahman, and tending the sacred fire.
मुकुटैः कुण्डलैर्हारैः केयूरैः समलङ्कृताः
Decorated with crowns, earrings, necklaces, and armlets.
अस्त्राणां मोचने चापि तथा संहारकर्मणि
In releasing weapons and in acts of destruction as well.
समर्था बलिनः शूराः सर्वशस्त्रप्रहारिणः
They are capable, strong, heroic, and skilled in wielding all weapons.
कुलानां च सहस्राणि दश तेषां महात्मनाम्
There are thousands of clans among those great souls.
नीले श्वेतनगे चैव निषधे गन्धमादने
On the Nīla, Śveta, and Niṣadha mountains, as well as on Gandhamādana,
निलयास्तेषु ते प्रोक्ता विश्वकर्मकृता स्वयम्
Their dwellings there are described as made by Viśvakarman himself.
सर्वर्तुरमणीयास्ते ह्युद्यानानि च सर्वशः
All those gardens are delightful in every season.
आलेपनैश्च विविधैर्दिव्यभक्तिकृतैस्तथा
And with various anointments prepared with divine devotion,
वानरा वानरीभिस्ते दिव्याभरणभूषिताः
The monkeys, together with the monkey females, are adorned with divine ornaments.
क्रियामयाः समुदिता दिवि देवगणा इव
They are filled with ritual activity, assembled like hosts of gods in heaven.
धार्मिकाश्च वरोत्सिक्ता युद्धशैण्डा महाबलाः
Righteous, exceedingly noble, mighty in battle, and of great strength,
अम्लानिनः सत्यसंधा नानार्थे बहुजल्पिनः
Unfading, steadfast in truth, skilled in many matters, and eloquent in speech.
वनालङ्कारभूतो हि सृष्टा वै ब्रह्मणा स्वयम्
Indeed, they are the adornment of the forests, created by Brahmā himself.
कपीनामवतारो ऽयं सर्वपापविनाशनः
This is the descent of the monkeys, the destroyer of all sins.
तदेव कीर्तयिष्यामि तच्छृणुध्वमतन्द्रिताः
That very account I shall now recount; listen to it attentively.
व्याघ्रस्य भ्रातरः पञ्च स्वसारश्च तथास्य वै
The tiger had five brothers and likewise sisters,
प्रतिपादिता स्वयं भ्रात्रा भातृदारास्तथैव च
Who were themselves given by their brother, as were the wives of the brothers.
शरभस्यापि विद्धांसो भ्रातरो वीर्यसंमताः
The brothers of Śarabha, renowned for their valor, were also distinguished.