Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 6.28
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6.28.1
सारणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रावणं राक्षसाधिपम्।
बलमादिश्य तत् सर्वं शुको वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥ ६.२८.१ ॥
Having heard Sāraṇa's words and described the whole army, Śuka then spoke these words to Rāvaṇa, lord of the rākṣasas.
6.28.2
स्थितान् पश्यसि यानेतान् मत्तानिव महाद्विपान्।
न्यग्रोधानिव गाङ्गेयान् सालान् हैमवतानिव ॥ ६.२८.२ ॥
These standing before you, whom you see, are like maddened great elephants, like banyan trees born on the Ganges, like sāla trees of the Himālaya.
6.28.3
एते दुष्प्रसहा राजन् बलिनः कामरूपिणः।
दैत्यदानवसंकाशा युद्धे देवपराक्रमाः ॥ ६.२८.३ ॥
These, O king, are hard to withstand, mighty, able to take any form at will, like daityas and dānavas, with the valour of gods in battle.
6.28.4
एषां कोटिसहस्राणि नव पञ्च च सप्त च।
तथा शङ्कुसहस्राणि तथा वृन्दशतानि च ॥ ६.२८.४ ॥
Of these there are nine, five and seven thousand crores, likewise thousands of śaṅkus and hundreds of vṛndas.
6.28.5
एते सुग्रीवसचिवाः किष्किन्धानिलयाः सदा।
हरयो देवगन्धर्वैरुत्पन्नाः कामरूपिणः ॥ ६.२८.५ ॥
These are Sugrīva's ministers, always dwelling in Kiṣkindhā; monkeys born of gods and gandharvas, able to take any form at will.
6.28.6
यौ तौ पश्यसि तिष्ठन्तौ कुमारौ देवरूपिणौ।
मैन्दश्च द्विविदश्चैव ताभ्यां नास्ति समो युधि ॥ ६.२८.६ ॥
Those two youths standing there, whom you see with divine forms, Mainda and Dvivida — in battle there is no one equal to them.
6.28.7
ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञातावमृतप्राशिनावुभौ।
आशंसेते यथा लङ्कामेतौ मर्दितुमोजसा ॥ ६.२८.७ ॥
Having been permitted by Brahmā, these two, who have drunk nectar, desire to crush Laṅkā with their might.
6.28.8
यं तु पश्यसि तिष्ठन्तं प्रभिन्नमिव कुञ्जरम्।
यो बलात् क्षोभयेत् क्रुद्धः समुद्रमपि वानरः ॥ ६.२८.८ ॥
The one you see standing like a rutting elephant — that monkey, when enraged, could by force stir up even the ocean.
6.28.9
एषोऽभिगन्ता लङ्कायां वैदेह्यास्तव च प्रभो।
एनं पश्य पुरा दृष्टं वानरं पुनरागतम् ॥ ६.२८.९ ॥
O lord, this one is the one who will go to Laṅkā to reach Vaidehī and you. Look at this monkey, who was seen before and has come back again.
6.28.10
ज्येष्ठः केसरिणः पुत्रो वातात्मज इति श्रुतः।
हनूमानिति विख्यातो लङ्घितो येन सागरः ॥ ६.२८.१० ॥
The eldest son of Kesarin, known as the son of the Wind, renowned as Hanumān, the one who leapt across the ocean.
6.28.11
कामरूपो हरिश्रेष्ठो बलरूपसमन्वितः।
अनिवार्यगतिश्चैव यथा सततगः प्रभुः ॥ ६.२८.११ ॥
Able to take whatever form he wishes, best of monkeys, endowed with strength and beauty, of irresistible speed — like a lord who is ever on the move.
6.28.12
उद्यन्तं भास्करं दृष्ट्वा बालः किल बुभुक्षितः।
त्रियोजनसहस्रं तु अध्वानमवतीर्य हि ॥ ६.२८.१२ ॥
Seeing the rising sun, the hungry child, indeed, descended a distance of three thousand yojanas.
6.28.14
आदित्यमाहरिष्यामि न मे क्षुत् प्रतियास्यति।
अनाधृष्यतमं देवमपि देवर्षिराक्षसैः।
अनासाद्यैव पतितो भास्करोदयने गिरौ ॥ ६.२८.१४ ॥
I will seize the sun; my hunger will not leave me. Before reaching that god, whom even gods, sages and demons cannot overcome, he fell upon the mountain of sunrise.
6.28.15
पतितस्य कपेरस्य हनुरेका शिलातले।
किंचिद् भिन्ना दृढहनुर्हनूमानेष तेन वै ॥ ६.२८.१५ ॥
One of the fallen monkey's jaws was somewhat broken on the rocky ground; for that reason this firm-jawed one came to be called Hanumān.
6.28.16
सत्यमागमयोगेन ममैष विदितो हरिः।
नास्य शक्यं बलं रूपं प्रभावो वानुभाषितुम् ॥ ६.२८.१६ ॥
Truly, through the discipline of learned tradition I know this to be Hari; his strength, form and power cannot be described.
6.28.17
एष आशंसते लङ्कामेको मथितुमोजसा।
येन जाज्वल्यतेऽसौ वै धूमकेतुस्तवाद्य वै।
लङ्कायां निहितश्चापि कथं विस्मरसे कपिम् ॥ ६.२८.१७ ॥
This one alone aspires by his might to churn up Lanka; therefore that comet blazes today in your city. How could you forget the monkey placed in Lanka?
6.28.18
यश्चैषोऽनन्तरः शूरः श्यामः पद्मनिभेक्षणः।
इक्ष्वाकूणामतिरथो लोके विश्रुतपौरुषः ॥ ६.२८.१८ ॥
And this one, the hero, dark-hued and lotus-eyed, the great charioteer of the Ikṣvākus, whose valor is famed in the world—
6.28.19
यस्मिन् न चलते धर्मो यो धर्मं नातिवर्तते।
यो ब्राह्ममस्त्रं वेदांश्च वेद वेदविदां वरः ॥ ६.२८.१९ ॥
In whom dharma never wavers, who never transgresses dharma, who knows the Brahmic weapon and the Vedas, the best of those who know the Vedas—
6.28.20
यो भिन्द्याद् गगनं बाणैर्मेदिनीं वापि दारयेत्।
यस्य मृत्योरिव क्रोधः शक्रस्येव पराक्रमः ॥ ६.२८.२० ॥
He who could split the sky with arrows and even tear open the earth, whose wrath is like death and whose valor is like Indra's,
6.28.21
यस्य भार्या जनस्थानात् सीता चापि हृता त्वया।
स एष रामस्त्वां राजन् योद्धुं समभिवर्तते ॥ ६.२८.२१ ॥
He whose wife Sītā you carried off from Janasthāna, O king, this very Rāma has come to fight you.
6.28.22
यस्यैष दक्षिणे पार्श्वे शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रभः।
विशालवक्षास्ताम्राक्षो नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजः ॥ ६.२८.२२ ॥
On whose right side stands this one, radiant as pure gold, broad-chested, red-eyed, with dark curling hair.
6.28.23
एषो हि लक्ष्मणो नाम भ्रातुः प्रियहिते रतः।
नये युद्धे च कुशलः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥ ६.२८.२३ ॥
This one is named Lakṣmaṇa, devoted to the welfare and delight of his brother, skilled in policy and in battle, the best of all who bear weapons.
6.28.24
अमर्षी दुर्जयो जेता विक्रान्तश्च जयी बली।
रामस्य दक्षिणो बाहुर्नित्यं प्राणो बहिश्चरः ॥ ६.२८.२४ ॥
He is impatient of insult, unconquerable, a conqueror, valiant, victorious and mighty; Rāma's right arm, ever Rāma's life-breath moving outside him.
6.28.25
नह्येष राघवस्यार्थे जीवितं परिरक्षति।
एषैवाशंसते युद्धे निहन्तुं सर्वराक्षसान् ॥ ६.२८.२५ ॥
He does not guard his own life for the sake of the Rāghava; in battle he desires only to slay all the rākṣasas.
6.28.26
यस्तु सव्यमसौ पक्षं रामस्याश्रित्य तिष्ठति।
रक्षोगणपरिक्षिप्तो राजा ह्येष विभीषणः ॥ ६.२८.२६ ॥
He who stands on the left side, having taken refuge with Rāma, surrounded by hosts of rākṣasas — this king is Vibhīṣaṇa.
6.28.27
श्रीमता राजराजेन लङ्कायामभिषेचितः।
त्वामसौ प्रतिसंरब्धो युद्धायैषोऽभिवर्तते ॥ ६.२८.२७ ॥
Anointed in Laṅkā by the glorious king of kings, he advances against you in battle, enraged.
6.28.28
यं तु पश्यसि तिष्ठन्तं मध्ये गिरिमिवाचलम्।
सर्वशाखामृगेन्द्राणां भर्तारममितौजसम् ॥ ६.२८.२८ ॥
The one you see standing in the midst, immovable like a mountain — he is the lord of all the lords of the monkey clans, of immeasurable might.
6.28.29
तेजसा यशसा बुद्ध्या बलेनाभिजनेन च।
यः कपीनतिबभ्राज हिमवानिव पर्वतः ॥ ६.२८.२९ ॥
He who, by splendor, fame, intellect, strength and lineage, shines among the monkeys like the Himālaya mountain.
6.28.30
किष्किन्धां यः समध्यास्ते गुहां सगहनद्रुमाम्।
दुर्गां पर्वतदुर्गम्यां प्रधानैः सह यूथपैः ॥ ६.२८.३० ॥
He who dwells with the chief troop-leaders in Kiṣkindhā, a cave thick with dense trees, a fortress inaccessible across the mountains.
6.28.31
यस्यैषा काञ्चनी माला शोभते शतपुष्करा।
कान्ता देवमनुष्याणां यस्यां लक्ष्मीः प्रतिष्ठिता ॥ ६.२८.३१ ॥
Whose golden garland of a hundred lotuses shines — in which Lakṣmī, beloved of gods and men, is enthroned.
6.28.32
एतां मालां च तारां च कपिराज्यं च शाश्वतम्।
सुग्रीवो वालिनं हत्वा रामेण प्रतिपादितः ॥ ६.२८.३२ ॥
This garland, Tārā, and the lasting kingdom of the monkeys — having slain Vālin, Rāma restored them all to Sugrīva.
6.28.33
शतं शतसहस्राणां कोटिमाहुर्मनीषिणः।
शतं कोटिसहस्राणां शङ्कुरित्यभिधीयते ॥ ६.२८.३३ ॥
The wise call a hundred hundred-thousands a koṭi; a hundred thousand koṭis is called a śaṅku.
6.28.34
शतं शङ्कुसहस्राणां महाशङ्कुरिति स्मृतः।
महाशङ्कुसहस्राणां शतं वृन्दमिहोच्यते ॥ ६.२८.३४ ॥
A hundred thousand śaṅkus is remembered as a mahāśaṅku; a hundred thousand mahāśaṅkus is here called a vṛnda.
6.28.35
शतं वृन्दसहस्राणां महावृन्दमिति स्मृतम्।
महावृन्दसहस्राणां शतं पद्ममिहोच्यते ॥ ६.२८.३५ ॥
A hundred thousand vṛndas is remembered as a mahāvṛnda; a hundred thousand mahāvṛndas is here called a padma.
6.28.36
शतं पद्मसहस्राणां महापद्ममिति स्मृतम्।
महापद्मसहस्राणां शतं खर्वमिहोच्यते ॥ ६.२८.३६ ॥
A hundred thousand padmas is remembered as a mahāpadma; a hundred thousand mahāpadmas is here called a kharva.
6.28.37
शतं खर्वसहस्राणां महाखर्वमिति स्मृतम्।
महाखर्वसहस्राणां समुद्रमभिधीयते।
शतं समुद्रसाहस्रमोघ इत्यभिधीयते ॥ ६.२८.३७ ॥
A hundred thousand kharvas is remembered as a mahākharva; a thousand mahākharvas is called a samudra; a hundred thousand samudras is called an ogha.
6.28.38
शतमोघसहस्राणां महौघा इति विश्रुतः।
एवं कोटिसहस्रेण शङ्कूनां च शतेन च।
महाशङ्कुसहस्रेण तथा वृन्दशतेन च ॥ ६.२८.३८ ॥
A hundred thousand oghas is known as a mahaugha. Likewise, by a thousand koṭis and a hundred śaṅkus, by a thousand mahāśaṅkus, and by a hundred vṛndas.
6.28.39
महावृन्दसहस्रेण तथा पद्मशतेन च।
महापद्मसहस्रेण तथा खर्वशतेन च ॥ ६.२८.३९ ॥
By a thousand mahāvṛndas and a hundred padmas, by a thousand mahāpadmas and a hundred kharvas.
6.28.40
समुद्रेण च तेनैव महौघेन तथैव च
एष कोटिमहौघेन समुद्रसदृशेन च ॥ ६.२८.४० ॥
By the ocean and that same mahaugha, likewise by a koṭi of mahaughas and a number equal to the ocean.
6.28.41
विभीषणेन वीरेण सचिवैः परिवारितः।
सुग्रीवो वानरेन्द्रस्त्वां युद्धार्थमनुवर्तते।
महाबलवृतो नित्यं महाबलपराक्रमः ॥ ६.२८.४१ ॥
Sugrīva, lord of the monkeys, surrounded by the hero Vibhīṣaṇa and his ministers, awaits you for battle; always surrounded by great might, possessing great strength and valour.
6.28.42
इमां महाराज समीक्ष्य वाहिनी-
मुपस्थितां प्रज्वलितग्रहोपमाम्।
ततः प्रयत्नः परमो विधीयतां
यथा जयः स्यान्न परैः पराभवः ॥ ६.२८.४२ ॥
O great king, having surveyed this army arrayed like blazing planets, let supreme effort be made, so that victory may be yours and defeat not come from the enemy.