Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.17
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1.17.1
पुत्रत्वं तु गते विष्णौ राज्ञस्तस्य महात्मनः ।
उवाच देवताः सर्वाः स्वयम्भूर्भगवानिदम् ॥ १.१७.१ ॥
When Viṣṇu had taken birth as the son of that great-souled king, the self-existent blessed Lord spoke this to all the gods.
1.17.2
सत्यसंधस्य वीरस्य सर्वेषां नो हितैषिणः ।
विष्णोः सहायान् बलिनः सृजध्वं कामरूपिणः ॥ १.१७.२ ॥
For the truthful, heroic Viṣṇu, who seeks the welfare of us all, create mighty helpers able to take whatever form they wish.
1.17.3
मायाविदश्च शूरांश्च वायुवेगसमान् जवे ।
नयज्ञान् बुद्धिसम्पन्नान् विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान् ॥ १.१७.३ ॥
Skilled in illusion, heroic, swift as the wind, knowing the arts of policy, endowed with intelligence, and with valor equal to Viṣṇu's.
1.17.4
असंहार्यानुपायज्ञान् दिव्यसंहननान्वितान् ।
सर्वास्त्रगुणसम्पन्नानमृतप्राशनानिव ॥ १.१७.४ ॥
Invincible, knowing the means and stratagems, possessed of divine bodily strength, accomplished in every quality of weapons, as though they had drunk nectar.
1.17.5
अप्सरस्सु च मुख्यासु गन्धर्वीणां तनूषु च ।
यक्षपन्नगकन्यासु ऋक्षविद्याधरीषु च ॥ १.१७.५ ॥
Among the chief apsarases, in the bodies of the gandharva women, among the daughters of yakṣas and nāgas, and among the bear-women and vidyādharī women.
1.17.6
किन्नरीणां च गात्रेषु वानरीणां तनूषु च ।
सृजध्वं हरिरूपेण पुत्रांस्तुल्यपराक्रमान् ॥ १.१७.६ ॥
In the bodies of the kinnarī women and the vānarī women, create sons of equal valor, in the form of monkeys.
1.17.7
पूर्वम् एव मया सृष्टो जाम्बवान् ऋक्ष पुङ्गवः ।
जृम्भमाणस्य सहसा मम वक्रात् अजायत ॥ १.१७.७ ॥
Long before, I created Jāmbavān, best of the bears; while I was yawning, he was suddenly born from my mouth.
1.17.8
ते तथोक्ता भगवता तत् प्रतिश्रुत्य शासनम् ।
जनयामासुरेवं ते पुत्रान् वानररूपिणः ॥ १.१७.८ ॥
Thus addressed by the blessed Lord, they accepted his command and begot sons who had the form of vānaras.
1.17.9
ऋषयश्च महात्मानः सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः ।
चारणाश्च सुतान् वीरान् ससृजुर्वनचारिणः ॥ १.१७.९ ॥
The great-souled sages, siddhas, vidyādharas, nāgas and cāraṇas also created heroic sons who roam the forest.
1.17.10
वानरेन्द्रं महेन्द्राभमिन्द्रो वालिनमात्मजम् ।
सुग्रीवं जनयामास तपनस्तपतां वरः ॥ १.१७.१० ॥
Indra begot Vālin, lord of the vanaras, resembling the great Indra, as his son; and the sun, best of the radiant ones, begot Sugrīva.
1.17.11
बृहस्पतिस्त्वजनयत् तारं नाम महाकपिम् ।
सर्ववानरमुख्यानां बुद्धिमन्तमनुत्तमम् ॥ १.१७.११ ॥
Bṛhaspati begot the great monkey named Tāra, the most intelligent and incomparable of all the chief vānaras.
1.17.12
धनदस्य सुतः श्रीमान् वानरो गन्धमादनः ।
विश्वकर्मा त्वजनयन्नलं नाम महाकपिम् ॥ १.१७.१२ ॥
The glorious vānara Gandhamādana was the son of Kubera, giver of wealth; and Viśvakarman begot the great monkey named Nala.
1.17.13
पावकस्य सुतः श्रीमान् नीलोऽग्निसदृशप्रभः ।
तेजसा यशसा वीर्यादत्यरिच्यत वीर्यवान् ॥ १.१७.१३ ॥
The radiant Nīla, son of Pāvaka (Agni), had a lustre like fire. Mighty and valiant, he surpassed all others in brilliance, fame and valour.
1.17.14
रूपद्रविणसम्पन्नावश्विनौ रूपसम्मतौ ।
मैन्दं च द्विविदं चैव जनयामासतुः स्वयम् ॥ १.१७.१४ ॥
The twin Aśvins, endowed with beauty and splendour and honoured for their form, themselves brought forth Maindа and Dvivida.
1.17.15
वरुणो जनयामास सुषेणं नाम वानरम् ।
शरभं जनयामास पर्जन्यस्तु महाबलः ॥ १.१७.१५ ॥
Varuṇa brought forth the monkey named Suṣeṇa, and the mighty Parjanya brought forth Śarabha.
1.17.16
मारुतस्यौरसः श्रीमान् हनुमान् नाम वानरः ।
वज्रसंहननोपेतो वैनतेयसमो जवे ॥ १.१७.१६ ॥
The glorious Hanumān, the true son of Māruta (Vāyu), was a monkey with a body as hard as a thunderbolt, equal to Garuḍa in speed.
1.17.17
सर्ववानरमुख्येषु बुद्धिमान् बलवानपि ।
ते सृष्टा बहुसाहस्रा दशग्रीववधोद्यताः ॥ १.१७.१७ ॥
Among all the chief monkeys he was wise and strong too. Many thousands of them were brought forth, all ready to slay ten-necked Rāvaṇa.
1.17.18
अप्रमेयबला वीरा विक्रान्ताः कामरूपिणः ।
ते गजाचलसंकाशा वपुष्मन्तो महाबलाः ॥ १.१७.१८ ॥
They were of immeasurable strength, heroes, valiant, able to take any form at will; mighty, with bodies like mountains and elephants.
1.17.19
ऋक्षवानरगोपुच्छाः क्षिप्रमेवाभिजज्ञिरे ।
यस्य देवस्य यद्रूपं वेषो यश्च पराक्रमः ॥ १.१७.१९ ॥
Bears, monkeys and langur-tailed kinds were swiftly born, each bearing the form, guise and valor of the god to whom it belonged.
1.17.20
अजायत समं तेन तस्य तस्य पृथक् पृथक् ।
गोलाङ्गूलीषु चोत्पन्नाः किंचिदुन्नतविक्रमाः ॥ १.१७.२० ॥
Together with him, each was born separately from the god concerned; those born of the female langurs had somewhat lesser might.
1.17.21
ऋक्षीषु च तथा जाता वानराः किन्नरीषु च ।
देवा महर्षिगन्धर्वास्तार्क्ष्ययक्षा यशस्विनः ॥ १.१७.२१ ॥
Monkeys were born of the she-bears and of the kinnarī women; gods, great sages, gandharvas, Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) and yakṣas begot famous sons.
1.17.22
नागाः किम्पुरुषाश्चैव सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः ।
बहवो जनयामासुर्हृष्टास्तत्र सहस्रशः ॥ १.१७.२२ ॥
Nāgas, kimpuruṣas, siddhas, vidyādharas and uragas, delighted, begot many sons there by the thousands.
1.17.23
चारणाश्च सुतान् वीरान् ससृजुर्वनचारिणः ।
वानरान् सुमहाकायान् सर्वान् वै वनचारिणः ॥ १.१७.२३ ॥
The cāraṇas also created heroic sons who roam the forest; all the forest-roaming monkeys were of very large bodies.
1.17.24
अप्सरस्सु च मुख्यासु तथा विद्याधरीषु च ।
नागकन्यासु च तदा गन्धर्वीणां तनूषु च ।
कामरूपबलोपेता यथाकामविचारिणः ॥ १.१७.२४ ॥
Among the chief apsarases, the vidyādharī women, the nāga maidens, and in the bodies of the gandharva women there were born those endowed with the power of taking any form at will, roaming as they pleased.
1.17.25
सिंहशार्दूलसदृशा दर्पेण च बलेन च ।
शिलाप्रहरणाः सर्वे सर्वे पादपयोधिनः ॥ १.१७.२५ ॥
They were all like lions and tigers in pride and strength; rocks were their weapons, and all of them fought with their feet and with trees.
1.17.26
नखदंष्ट्रायुधाः सर्वे सर्वे सर्वास्त्रकोविदाः ।
विचालयेयुः शैलेन्द्रान् भेदयेयुः स्थिरान् द्रुमान् ॥ १.१७.२६ ॥
Nails and teeth were their weapons, and all of them were skilled in every weapon. They could shake the lords of mountains and split the firm trees.
1.17.27
क्षोभयेयुश्च वेगेन समुद्रं सरितां पतिम् ।
दारयेयुः क्षितिं पद्भ्यामाप्लवेयुर्महार्णवान् ॥ १.१७.२७ ॥
With their speed they could stir the ocean, lord of rivers; they could tear the earth with their feet and leap across the great seas.
1.17.28
नभस्तलं विशेयुश्च गृह्णीयुरपि तोयदान् ।
गृह्णीयुरपि मातङ्गान् मत्तान् प्रव्रजतो वने ॥ १.१७.२८ ॥
They could enter the sky and seize even the rain clouds; they could seize even the maddened elephants wandering in the forest.
1.17.29
नर्दमानांश्च नादेन पातयेयुर्विहङ्गमान् ।
ईदृशानां प्रसूतानि हरीणां कामरूपिणाम् ॥ १.१७.२९ ॥
Roaring, they could bring down birds with their roar. Such were the offspring of the vanaras who can take any form at will.
1.17.30
शतं शतसहस्राणि यूथपानां महात्मनाम् ।
ते प्रधानेषु यूथेषु हरीणां हरियूथपाः ॥ १.१७.३० ॥
There were a hundred and hundreds of thousands of the great-souled troop-leaders; they were the leaders of the troops among the chief vanara troops.
1.17.31
बभूवुर्यूथपश्रेष्ठान् वीरांश्चाजनयन् हरीन् ।
अन्ये ऋक्षवतः प्रस्थानुपतस्थुः सहस्रशः ॥ १.१७.३१ ॥
They begot the best of troop-leaders and heroic monkeys. Others, by the thousands, attended upon the mountain-slopes of Ṛkṣavat.
1.17.32
अन्ये नानाविधाञ्छैलान् काननानि च भेजिरे ।
सूर्यपुत्रं च सुग्रीवं शक्रपुत्रं च वालिनम् ॥ १.१७.३२ ॥
Others resorted to mountains and forests of many kinds, and to Sugrīva, son of the Sun, and to Vāli, son of Indra.
1.17.33
भ्रातरावुपतस्थुस्ते सर्वे च हरियूथपाः ।
नलं नीलं हनूमन्तमन्यांश्च हरियूथपान् ॥ १.१७.३३ ॥
Both brothers were attended upon by all the monkey troop-leaders: Nala, Nīla, Hanumān, and the other monkey troop-leaders.
1.17.34
ते तार्क्ष्यबलसम्पन्नाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः ।
विचरन्तोऽर्दयन् सर्वान् सिंहव्याघ्रमहोरगान् ॥ १.१७.३४ ॥
Endowed with the might of Tārkṣya, all of them skilled in war, they roamed and harassed all creatures, lions, tigers and great serpents included.
1.17.35
महाबलो महाबाहुर्वाली विपुलविक्रमः ।
जुगोप भुजवीर्येण ऋक्षगोपुच्छवानरान् ॥ १.१७.३५ ॥
Vāli, of great strength, great-armed and of vast prowess, protected by the might of his arms the bears, the gopucchas and the monkeys.
1.17.36
तैरियं पृथिवी शूरैः सपर्वतवनार्णवा ।
कीर्णा विविधसंस्थानैर्नानाव्यञ्जनलक्षणैः ॥ १.१७.३६ ॥
By those heroes this earth, with its mountains, forests and oceans, was filled, diverse in form and bearing many marks and signs.
1.17.37
तैर्मेघवृन्दाचलकूटसंनिभै-
र्महाबलैर्वानरयूथपाधिपैः
बभूव भूर्भीमशरीररूपैः
समावृता रामसहायहेतोः ॥ १.१७.३७ ॥
By those mighty lords of the monkey troops, resembling clusters of clouds and mountain peaks, of great strength and terrifying bodies and forms, the earth was covered over for the sake of helping Rāma.