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—
रामप्रियार्थं प्राणानां दयां न कुरुते हरिः। गजो गवाक्षो गवयो नलो नीलश्च वानरः
For the sake of pleasing Rāma, this monkey shows no mercy even for his own life; Gaja, Gavākṣa, Gavaya, Nala, and Nīla are also monkeys—
एकैकमेव योधानां कोटिभिर्दशभिर्वृतः। तथान्ये वानरश्रेष्ठा विन्ध्यपर्वतवासिनः। न शक्यन्ते बहुत्वात् तु संख्यातुं लघुविक्रमाः
Each one of these warriors is surrounded by ten crores; likewise, other foremost monkeys dwelling on Mount Vindhya—because of their great numbers and swift prowess, they cannot be easily counted—
सर्वे महाराज महाप्रभावाः सर्वे महाशैलनिकाशकायाः। सर्वे समर्थाः पृथिवीं क्षणेन कर्तुं प्रविध्वस्तविकीर्णशैलाम्
All, O great king, are of immense power; all have bodies like great mountains; all are capable, in a moment, of making the earth shattered and strewn with broken mountains.
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Hear now the twenty-eighth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
सारणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रावणं राक्षसाधिपम्। बलमादिश्य तत् सर्वं शुको वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्
Hearing Sāraṇa’s words, Śuka then spoke to Rāvaṇa, lord of the rākṣasas, having described all that army—
स्थितान् पश्यसि यानेतान् मत्तानिव महाद्विपान्। न्यग्रोधानिव गाङ्गेयान् सालान् हैमवतानिव
Do you see those who stand there, like intoxicated great elephants, like banyan trees of the Ganges, like sāla trees, or like those of the Himalayas?
एते दुष्प्रसहा राजन् बलिनः कामरूपिणः। दैत्यदानवसंकाशा युद्धे देवपराक्रमाः
These, O King, are hard to overcome, powerful, able to assume any form at will; resembling daityas and dānavas, and in battle, possessing the valor of the gods.
एषां कोटिसहस्राणि नव पञ्च च सप्त च। तथा शङ्कुसहस्राणि तथा वृन्दशतानि च
Of these, there are thousands of crores—nine, five, and seven; likewise, thousands of pikes, and hundreds of groups as well.
एते सुग्रीवसचिवाः किष्किन्धानिलयाः सदा। हरयो देवगन्धर्वैरुत्पन्नाः कामरूपिणः
These are Sugriva’s ministers, always residing in Kishkindha; they are monkeys born from gods and gandharvas, possessing the power to assume any form at will.
यौ तौ पश्यसि तिष्ठन्तौ कुमारौ देवरूपिणौ। मैन्दश्च द्विविदश्चैव ताभ्यां नास्ति समो युधि
Those two youths whom you see standing, resembling gods in form, are Mainda and Dvivida; in battle, none are equal to them.