य एनमभिसंरब्धं प्लवमानमवस्थितम्। प्रेक्षन्ते वानराः सर्वे स्थिता यूथपयूथपम्
When all the monkeys see him, the troop-chief, rushing forward and poised to leap, they stand and gaze.
एष राजन् सहस्राक्षं पर्युपास्ते हरीश्वरः। बलेन बलसंयुक्तो दम्भो नामैष यूथपः
O King, this lord of monkeys, endowed with strength, is named Dambha. He worships the thousand-eyed Indra, and is a leader of troops.
यः स्थितं योजने शैलं गच्छन् पार्श्वेन सेवते। ऊर्ध्वं तथैव कायेन गतः प्राप्नोति योजनम्
As he moves, he passes by a mountain situated a yojana away, and with his body leaping upward, he can reach a yojana in height.
यस्मात् तु परमं रूपं चतुष्पात्सु न विद्यते। श्रुतः संनादनो नाम वानराणां पितामहः
Among quadrupeds, there is no greater form than his; he is renowned as Samnadana, the forefather of the monkeys.
येन युद्धं तदा दत्तं रणे शक्रस्य धीमता। पराजयश्च न प्राप्तः सोऽयं यूथपयूथपः
It was he who once fought a battle with the wise Indra, and though he did not achieve victory, he was never defeated; he is the chief among chiefs.
यस्य विक्रममाणस्य शक्रस्येव पराक्रमः। एष गन्धर्वकन्यायामुत्पन्नः कृष्णवर्त्मना
His valor is equal to that of Indra himself; he was born to a Gandharva maiden by the dark path.
तदा देवासुरे युद्धे साह्यार्थं त्रिदिवौकसाम्। यत्र वैश्रवणो राजा जम्बूमुपनिषेवते
In that war between gods and asuras, for the aid of the dwellers of heaven, where King Vaisravana worships the Jambu tree—
यो राजा पर्वतेन्द्राणां बहुकिंनरसेविनाम्। विहारसुखदो नित्यं भ्रातुस्ते राक्षसाधिप
He is the king of the lordly mountains, attended by many Kinnaras, always granting pleasure in sport; he is the brother of your lord, O king of the Rakshasas.
तत्रैष रमते श्रीमान् बलवान् वानरोत्तमः। युद्धेष्वकत्थनो नित्यं क्रथनो नाम यूथपः
There, this illustrious, mighty, foremost of monkeys delights; always boasting in battle, he is the leader named Krathana.
वृतः कोटिसहस्रेण हरीणां समवस्थितः। एषैवाशंसते लङ्कां स्वेनानीकेन मर्दितुम्
Surrounded by a hundred thousand crores of monkeys, he stands ready, and he alone hopes to crush Lanka with his own army.
यो गङ्गामनुपर्येति त्रासयन् गजयूथपान्। हस्तिनां वानराणां च पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन्
He follows along the Ganga, frightening the elephant chiefs, remembering the ancient enmity between elephants and monkeys.
एष यूथपतिर्नेता गर्जन् गिरिगुहाशयः। गजान् रोधयते वन्यानारुजंश्च महीरुहान्
This leader of troops, a guide, dwells in mountain caves, roaring; he restrains wild elephants and tears up great trees.
रमते वानरश्रेष्ठो दिवि शक्र इव स्वयम्। एनं शतसहस्राणां सहस्रमभिवर्तते
The best of monkeys delights in the sky like Indra himself; a thousand times a hundred thousand follow him.
वीर्यविक्रमदृप्तानां नर्दतां बाहुशालिनाम्। स एष नेता चैतेषां वानराणां महात्मनाम्
Among these great-souled monkeys, roaring, proud of their strength and valor, he is their leader.
स एष दुर्धरो राजन् प्रमाथी नाम यूथपः। वातेनेवोद्धतं मेघं यमेनमनुपश्यसि
This is the irresistible, tumultuous leader named Pramathi, O King, whom you see like a cloud driven by the wind.
अनीकमपि संरब्धं वानराणां तरस्विनाम्। उद्धूतमरुणाभासं पवनेन समन्ततः
That army of swift monkeys, excited, appears all around, stirred up and glowing red, like dust raised by the wind.
विवर्तमानं बहुशो यत्रैतद्बहुलं रजः। एतेऽसितमुखा घोरा गोलाङ्गूला महाबलाः
Where this thick dust swirls again and again, there are these grim, black-faced, powerful monkeys with long tails.
शतं शतसहस्राणि दृष्ट्वा वै सेतुबन्धनम्। गोलाङ्गूलं महाराज गवाक्षं नाम यूथपम्
Seeing the bridge built by a hundred times a hundred thousand, O great king, there is the long-tailed leader of monkeys named Gavaksha.
परिवार्याभिनर्दन्ते लङ्कां मर्दितुमोजसा। भ्रमराचरिता यत्र सर्वकालफलद्रुमाः
Surrounding him, they roar, intent on crushing Lanka with their might, where the trees always bear fruit and are frequented by bees.
यं सूर्यस्तुल्यवर्णाभमनुपर्येति पर्वतम्। यस्य भासा सदा भान्ति तद्वर्णा मृगपक्षिणः
That mountain, around which the sun, equal in radiance, moves, and by whose brilliance the deer and birds always shine with that same hue—
यस्य प्रस्थं महात्मानो न त्यजन्ति महर्षयः। सर्वकामफला वृक्षाः सदा फलसमन्विताः
On whose plateau the great sages never depart, where trees yielding every desire always bear fruit—
मधूनि च महार्हाणि यस्मिन् पर्वतसत्तमे। तत्रैष रमते राजन् रम्ये काञ्चनपर्वते
Where, on that foremost mountain, there are most precious honeys—there, O King, he delights on the beautiful Golden Mountain.
मुख्यो वानरमुख्यानां केसरी नाम यूथपः। षष्टिर्गिरिसहस्राणि रम्याः काञ्चनपर्वताः
The chief among the leaders of the monkeys, named Kesari, is the lord of the troop; sixty thousand delightful Golden Mountains—
तेषां मध्ये गिरिवरस्त्वमिवानघ रक्षसाम्। तत्रैके कपिलाः श्वेतास्ताम्रास्या मधुपिङ्गलाः
Among them, O sinless one, is a best of mountains, as you are among the rākṣasas; there, some are tawny, some white, some with coppery faces, some honey-colored—
निवसन्त्यन्तिमगिरौ तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रा नखायुधाः। सिंहा इव चतुर्दंष्ट्रा व्याघ्रा इव दुरासदाः
They dwell on the farthest mountain, with sharp fangs and claws as weapons; four-fanged like lions, formidable as tigers, hard to approach—
सर्वे वैश्वानरसमा ज्वलदाशीविषोपमाः। सुदीर्घाञ्चितलाङ्गूला मत्तमातङ्गसंनिभाः
All are like blazing fire, resembling flaming serpents; with very long, uplifted tails, resembling intoxicated elephants—
महापर्वतसंकाशा महाजीमूतनिःस्वनाः। वृत्तपिङ्गलनेत्रा हि महाभीमगतिस्वनाः
Resembling great mountains, with the roar of mighty clouds; with round, tawny eyes, and terrifying in movement and voice—
मर्दयन्तीव ते सर्वे तस्थुर्लङ्कां समीक्ष्य ते। एष चैषामधिपतिर्मध्ये तिष्ठति वीर्यवान्
All of them, as if crushing, stood gazing at Lanka; and their lord, valiant, stands among them—
जयार्थी नित्यमादित्यमुपतिष्ठति वीर्यवान्। नाम्ना पृथिव्यां विख्यातो राजन् शतबलीति यः
Desiring victory, he always worships the sun, O King, and is renowned on earth by the name Śatabali—
एषैवाशंसते लङ्कां स्वेनानीकेन मर्दितुम्। विक्रान्तो बलवान् शूरः पौरुषे स्वे व्यवस्थितः
He alone hopes to crush Lanka with his own army; courageous, powerful, heroic, steadfast in his own valor—