Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 6.27
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6.27.1
तांस्तु ते सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रेक्षमाणस्य यूथपान्।
राघवार्थे पराक्रान्ता ये न रक्षन्ति जीवितम् ॥ ६.२७.१ ॥
I will describe to you those troop-leaders, who fight valiantly for Rāghava and do not guard their own lives.
6.27.2
स्निग्धा यस्य बहुव्यामा दीर्घलाङ्गूलमाश्रिताः।
ताम्राः पीताः सिताः श्वेताः प्रकीर्णा घोरकर्मणः ॥ ६.२७.२ ॥
Those whose sleek, many-vyāma-long tails are held aloft, spread in copper, yellow, black and white hues, the vānaras of terrible deeds.
6.27.3
प्रगृहीताः प्रकाशन्ते सूर्यस्येव मरीचयः।
पृथिव्यां चानुकृष्यन्ते हरो नामैष वानरः ॥ ६.२७.३ ॥
Held aloft, they shine like the sun's rays, and are dragged along the earth. This vānara is named Hara.
6.27.4
यं पृष्ठतोऽनुगच्छन्ति शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।
वृक्षानुद्यम्य सहसा लङ्कारोहणतत्पराः ॥ ६.२७.४ ॥
Behind whom hundreds and thousands follow, suddenly lifting up trees, intent on scaling Laṅkā.
6.27.5
यूथपा हरिराजस्य किंकराः समुपस्थिताः।
नीलानिव महामेघांस्तिष्ठतो यांस्तु पश्यसि ॥ ६.२७.५ ॥
The troop-leaders, servants of the king of the monkeys, have come; those you see standing like dark blue great clouds.
6.27.6
असिताञ्जनसंकाशान् युद्धे सत्यपराक्रमान्।
असंख्येयाननिर्देशान् परं पारमिवोदधेः ॥ ६.२७.६ ॥
Like black collyrium, of true valor in battle, countless and beyond description, like the far shore of the ocean.
6.27.7
पर्वतेषु च ये केचिद् विषयेषु नदीषु च।
एते त्वामभिवर्तन्ते राजन्नृक्षाः सुदारुणाः ॥ ६.२७.७ ॥
Those who dwell on the mountains, in the regions, and along the rivers — these very fierce bears, O king, are advancing upon you.
6.27.8
एषां मध्ये स्थितो राजन् भीमाक्षो भीमदर्शनः।
पर्जन्य इव जीमूतैः समन्तात् परिवारितः ॥ ६.२७.८ ॥
In the midst of them stands, O king, one with terrible eyes and a fearsome appearance, surrounded on all sides like the rain-cloud Parjanya encircled by storm clouds.
6.27.9
ऋक्षवन्तं गिरिश्रेष्ठमध्यास्ते नर्मदां पिबन्।
सर्वर्क्षाणामधिपतिर्धूम्रो नामैष यूथपः ॥ ६.२७.९ ॥
Dwelling on the foremost mountain Ṛkṣavat and drinking the waters of the Narmadā is this troop-leader named Dhūmra, lord of all the bears.
6.27.10
यवीयानस्य तु भ्राता पश्यैनं पर्वतोपमम्।
भ्रात्रा समानो रूपेण विशिष्टस्तु पराक्रमे ॥ ६.२७.१० ॥
This is his younger brother — behold him, mountain-like. Equal to his brother in form, but outstanding in valour.
6.27.11
स एष जाम्बवान् नाम महायूथपयूथपः।
प्रशान्तो गुरुवर्ती च सम्प्रहारेष्वमर्षणः ॥ ६.२७.११ ॥
This one is Jāmbavān by name, chief of the great troop-leaders — calm, obedient to his elders, and fierce in combat.
6.27.12
एतेन साह्यं तु महत् कृतं शक्रस्य धीमता।
दैवासुरे जाम्बवता लब्धाश्च बहवो वराः ॥ ६.२७.१२ ॥
By this wise one a great service was rendered to Indra in the war of gods and demons, and Jāmbavān there obtained many boons.
6.27.13
आरुह्य पर्वताग्रेभ्यो महाभ्रविपुलाः शिलाः।
मुञ्चन्ति विपुलाकारा न मृत्योरुद्विजन्ति च ॥ ६.२७.१३ ॥
Climbing from the mountain peaks, they hurl rocks as vast as great clouds; these huge-bodied ones do not fear even death.
6.27.14
राक्षसानां च सदृशाः पिशाचानां च रोमशाः।
एतस्य सैन्या बहवो विचरन्त्यमितौजसः ॥ ६.२७.१४ ॥
Like rakshasas and like pishachas, hairy-bodied; many of his troops roam about, of immeasurable might.
6.27.15
य एनमभिसंरब्धं प्लवमानमवस्थितम्।
प्रेक्षन्ते वानराः सर्वे स्थिता यूथपयूथपम् ॥ ६.२७.१५ ॥
All the vanaras, standing, gaze at him — the chief of chiefs, enraged, leaping and standing firm.
6.27.16
एष राजन् सहस्राक्षं पर्युपास्ते हरीश्वरः।
बलेन बलसंयुक्तो दम्भो नामैष यूथपः ॥ ६.२७.१६ ॥
O king, this lord of the monkeys stands attending upon Indra of a thousand eyes; this chief of troops, endowed with strength, is named Dambha.
6.27.17
यः स्थितं योजने शैलं गच्छन् पार्श्वेन सेवते।
ऊर्ध्वं तथैव कायेन गतः प्राप्नोति योजनम् ॥ ६.२७.१७ ॥
Going toward a mountain standing a yojana away, he approaches it from the side; likewise, going upward with his body, he reaches a yojana.
6.27.18
यस्मात् तु परमं रूपं चतुष्पात्सु न विद्यते।
श्रुतः संनादनो नाम वानराणां पितामहः ॥ ६.२७.१८ ॥
Since no quadruped has such a supreme form, Samnadana is known by name as the grandfather of the vanaras.
6.27.19
येन युद्धं तदा दत्तं रणे शक्रस्य धीमता।
पराजयश्च न प्राप्तः सोऽयं यूथपयूथपः ॥ ६.२७.१९ ॥
He who in that time fought in battle with the wise Indra and never met defeat — this is the lord of the lords of the troop-leaders.
6.27.20
यस्य विक्रममाणस्य शक्रस्येव पराक्रमः।
एष गन्धर्वकन्यायामुत्पन्नः कृष्णवर्त्मना ॥ ६.२७.२० ॥
Whose prowess, displaying valor, is like Indra's — this one was born of a Gandharva maiden, by the dark path.
6.27.21
तदा देवासुरे युद्धे साह्यार्थं त्रिदिवौकसाम्।
यत्र वैश्रवणो राजा जम्बूमुपनिषेवते ॥ ६.२७.२१ ॥
At that time, in the battle of gods and asuras, to help the dwellers of heaven — where King Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) resorts to the jambu tree.
6.27.22
यो राजा पर्वतेन्द्राणां बहुकिंनरसेविनाम्।
विहारसुखदो नित्यं भ्रातुस्ते राक्षसाधिप ॥ ६.२७.२२ ॥
The king of the lordly mountains, served by many kinnaras, ever giving the pleasure of sport — he is your brother, O lord of the rakshasas.
6.27.23
तत्रैष रमते श्रीमान् बलवान् वानरोत्तमः।
युद्धेष्वकत्थनो नित्यं क्रथनो नाम यूथपः ॥ ६.२७.२३ ॥
There this glorious, mighty best of vanaras delights — in battles ever unboastful, the troop-leader named Krathana.
6.27.24
वृतः कोटिसहस्रेण हरीणां समवस्थितः।
एषैवाशंसते लङ्कां स्वेनानीकेन मर्दितुम् ॥ ६.२७.२४ ॥
Surrounded by thousands of millions of monkeys, standing there, this very one aspires with his own army to crush Laṅkā.
6.27.25
यो गङ्गामनुपर्येति त्रासयन् गजयूथपान्।
हस्तिनां वानराणां च पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन् ॥ ६.२७.२५ ॥
He who roams along the Gaṅgā, frightening the herd-leaders of elephants, recalling the old enmity between elephants and monkeys.
6.27.26
एष यूथपतिर्नेता गर्जन् गिरिगुहाशयः।
गजान् रोधयते वन्यानारुजंश्च महीरुहान् ॥ ६.२७.२६ ॥
This lord of the herd, the leader, dwelling in mountain caves, roaring, blocks the wild elephants and breaks the trees.
6.27.27
हरीणां वाहिनीमुख्यो नदीं हैमवतीमनु।
उशीरबीजमाश्रित्य मन्दरं पर्वतोत्तमम् ॥ ६.२७.२७ ॥
The chief of the monkey army, along the river born of the Himālaya, resorting to the uśīra seed, near Mandara, the best of mountains.
6.27.28
रमते वानरश्रेष्ठो दिवि शक्र इव स्वयम्।
एनं शतसहस्राणां सहस्रमभिवर्तते ॥ ६.२७.२८ ॥
The best of monkeys delights, just as Indra himself in heaven; a thousand of hundreds of thousands surrounds him.
6.27.29
वीर्यविक्रमदृप्तानां नर्दतां बाहुशालिनाम्।
स एष नेता चैतेषां वानराणां महात्मनाम् ॥ ६.२७.२९ ॥
He is the leader of these great-souled monkeys, proud of valour and prowess, roaring, mighty of arm.
6.27.30
स एष दुर्धरो राजन् प्रमाथी नाम यूथपः।
वातेनेवोद्धतं मेघं यमेनमनुपश्यसि ॥ ६.२७.३० ॥
O king, this unassailable lord of the herd named Pramāthī, whom you behold like a cloud tossed up by the wind.
6.27.31
अनीकमपि संरब्धं वानराणां तरस्विनाम्।
उद्धूतमरुणाभासं पवनेन समन्ततः ॥ ६.२७.३१ ॥
And the army of the swift vānaras, enraged and reddish in appearance, stirred up on all sides by the wind.
6.27.32
विवर्तमानं बहुशो यत्रैतद्बहुलं रजः।
एतेऽसितमुखा घोरा गोलाङ्गूला महाबलाः ॥ ६.२७.३२ ॥
Where this thick dust whirls up again and again, there are these terrible, black-faced, long-tailed, mighty ones.
6.27.33
शतं शतसहस्राणि दृष्ट्वा वै सेतुबन्धनम्।
गोलाङ्गूलं महाराज गवाक्षं नाम यूथपम् ॥ ६.२७.३३ ॥
O great king, having seen the bridge being built, hundreds and hundreds of thousands (of vānaras) — and the troop-leader named Gavākṣa.
6.27.34
परिवार्याभिनर्दन्ते लङ्कां मर्दितुमोजसा।
भ्रमराचरिता यत्र सर्वकालफलद्रुमाः ॥ ६.२७.३४ ॥
Surrounding Laṅkā, they roar aloud, ready to crush it with their might; there are trees frequented by bees, bearing fruit in every season.
6.27.35
यं सूर्यस्तुल्यवर्णाभमनुपर्येति पर्वतम्।
यस्य भासा सदा भान्ति तद्वर्णा मृगपक्षिणः ॥ ६.२७.३५ ॥
The sun circles that mountain, whose colour and radiance equal its own; by its light the beasts and birds of the same hue always shine.
6.27.36
यस्य प्रस्थं महात्मानो न त्यजन्ति महर्षयः।
सर्वकामफला वृक्षाः सदा फलसमन्विताः ॥ ६.२७.३६ ॥
Whose summit the great-souled sages never abandon; there are trees that grant all desires, always laden with fruit.
6.27.37
मधूनि च महार्हाणि यस्मिन् पर्वतसत्तमे।
तत्रैष रमते राजन् रम्ये काञ्चनपर्वते ॥ ६.२७.३७ ॥
O king, on that finest of mountains where precious honey is found, there, on the lovely golden mountain, he delights.
6.27.38
मुख्यो वानरमुख्यानां केसरी नाम यूथपः।
षष्टिर्गिरिसहस्राणि रम्याः काञ्चनपर्वताः ॥ ६.२७.३८ ॥
Kesarī by name, the chief of the troops, is the foremost among the chief monkeys. There are sixty thousand lovely golden mountains.
6.27.39
तेषां मध्ये गिरिवरस्त्वमिवानघ रक्षसाम्।
तत्रैके कपिलाः श्वेतास्ताम्रास्या मधुपिङ्गलाः ॥ ६.२७.३९ ॥
Among them, the finest mountain belongs to the rākṣasas, like yourself, O blameless one. There some are tawny, some white, some copper-faced, some honey-tawny.
6.27.40
निवसन्त्यन्तिमगिरौ तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रा नखायुधाः।
सिंहा इव चतुर्दंष्ट्रा व्याघ्रा इव दुरासदाः ॥ ६.२७.४० ॥
They dwell on the last mountain — sharp-fanged, with claws as weapons, four-fanged like lions, hard to approach like tigers.
6.27.41
सर्वे वैश्वानरसमा ज्वलदाशीविषोपमाः।
सुदीर्घाञ्चितलाङ्गूला मत्तमातङ्गसंनिभाः ॥ ६.२७.४१ ॥
All of them are like the fire at the end of the age, like blazing venomous snakes, with very long curled tails, like maddened elephants.
6.27.42
महापर्वतसंकाशा महाजीमूतनिःस्वनाः।
वृत्तपिङ्गलनेत्रा हि महाभीमगतिस्वनाः ॥ ६.२७.४२ ॥
They are like great mountains, with sounds like the roaring of great thunderclouds, round tawny eyes, and a very terrible sound of movement.
6.27.43
मर्दयन्तीव ते सर्वे तस्थुर्लङ्कां समीक्ष्य ते।
एष चैषामधिपतिर्मध्ये तिष्ठति वीर्यवान् ॥ ६.२७.४३ ॥
As if about to crush it, they all stood looking at Laṅkā. Their lord, the mighty hero, stands in the middle.
6.27.44
जयार्थी नित्यमादित्यमुपतिष्ठति वीर्यवान्।
नाम्ना पृथिव्यां विख्यातो राजन् शतबलीति यः ॥ ६.२७.४४ ॥
That mighty one, desiring victory, always worships the sun. O king, he who is renowned on earth by the name Śatabalī, is this one.
6.27.45
एषैवाशंसते लङ्कां स्वेनानीकेन मर्दितुम्।
विक्रान्तो बलवान् शूरः पौरुषे स्वे व्यवस्थितः ॥ ६.२७.४५ ॥
It is he who desires to crush Laṅkā with his own army. Valiant, strong, and heroic, he stands firm in his own manly valor.
6.27.46
रामप्रियार्थं प्राणानां दयां न कुरुते हरिः।
गजो गवाक्षो गवयो नलो नीलश्च वानरः ॥ ६.२७.४६ ॥
For the sake of pleasing Rāma, this monkey shows no mercy even to his own life. Gaja, Gavākṣa, Gavaya, Nala, and Nīla are monkeys too.
6.27.47
एकैकमेव योधानां कोटिभिर्दशभिर्वृतः।
तथान्ये वानरश्रेष्ठा विन्ध्यपर्वतवासिनः।
न शक्यन्ते बहुत्वात् तु संख्यातुं लघुविक्रमाः ॥ ६.२७.४७ ॥
Each of these warriors is surrounded by tens of crores of troops. Likewise there are other foremost monkeys dwelling on the Vindhya mountain, who cannot be counted because of their multitude, swift in valor.
6.27.48
सर्वे महाराज महाप्रभावाः
सर्वे महाशैलनिकाशकायाः।
सर्वे समर्थाः पृथिवीं क्षणेन
कर्तुं प्रविध्वस्तविकीर्णशैलाम् ॥ ६.२७.४८ ॥
O great king, all of them have great power, all have bodies like great mountains. All of them are capable, in an instant, of making even the earth shattered and scattered with mountains.