Sarga 17

पुत्रत्वं तु गते विष्णौ राज्ञस्तस्य सुमहात्मन:। उवाच देवतास्सर्वास्स्वयम्भूर्भगवानिदम्।।1.17.1।।

When Visnu had decided to be born as the son of that great king (Dasaratha), the selfborn Lord (Brah...

सत्यसन्धस्य वीरस्य सर्वेषान्नो हितैषिण:। विष्णोस्सहायान्बलिनस्सृजध्वं कामरूपिण:।।1.17.2।।

Create strong and powerful beings capable of assuming forms at free will to extend support to Visnu ...

मायाविदश्च शूरांश्च वायुवेगसमाञ्जवे। नयज्ञान्बुद्धिसम्पन्नान्विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान्।।1.17.3।। असंहार्...

Incarnate as monkeys in the womb of chiefs of apsarasas and gandharvas. Create sons who have the kn...

मायाविदश्च शूरांश्च वायुवेगसमाञ्जवे। नयज्ञान्बुद्धिसम्पन्नान्विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान्।।1.17.3।। असंहार्...

Incarnate as monkeys in the womb of chiefs of apsarasas and gandharvas. Create sons who have the kn...

मायाविदश्च शूरांश्च वायुवेगसमाञ्जवे। नयज्ञान्बुद्धिसम्पन्नान्विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान्।।1.17.3।। असंहार्...

Incarnate as monkeys in the womb of chiefs of apsarasas and gandharvas. Create sons who have the kn...

पूर्वमेव मया सृष्टो जाम्बवानृक्षपुङ्गव:। जृम्भमाणस्य सहसा मम वक्त्रादजायत।।1.17.6।।

Earlier Jambavan, the foremost among bears was suddenly emerged out of my face while I was yawning.

ते तथोक्ता भगवता तत्प्रतिश्रुत्य शासनम्। जनयामासुरेवं ते पुत्रान्वानररूपिण:।।1.17.7।।

Instructed by Brahma in that manner, all of them gave birth to sons in the form of monkeys.

ऋषयश्च महात्मानस्सिद्धविद्याधरोरगा:। चारणाश्च सुतान्वीरान्ससृजुर्वनचारिण:।।1.17.8।।

Distinguished rishis, siddhas, vidhyadharas, uragas, charanas procreated (in the form of monkeys) he...

वानरेन्द्रं महेन्द्राभमिन्द्रो वालिनमूर्जितम्। सुग्रीवं जनयामास तपनस्तपतां वर:।।1.17.9।।

Indra gave birth to Vali, chief of monkeys resembling Mahendra mountain and having a mighty body. Su...

बृहस्पतिस्त्वजनयत्तारं नाम महाहरिम्। सर्ववानरमुख्यानां बुद्धिमन्तमनुत्तमम्।।1.17.10।।

Brihaspati begot the intelligent monkey Tara who had none to surpass him among the monkey chiefs.

धनदस्य सुतश्श्रीमान् वानरो गन्धमादन:। विश्वकर्मात्वजनयन्नलं नाम महाहरिम्।।1.17.11।।

Kubera begot glorious Gandhamadana and Viswakarma begot a great monkey Nala.

पावकस्य सुतश्श्रीमान् नीलोऽग्निसदृशप्रभ:। तेजसा यशसा वीर्यादत्यरिच्यत वानरान्।।1.17.12।।

Neela, the prosperous son of Agni the firegod who equalled him in glow surpassed other monkeys in en...

रूपद्रविणसम्पन्नावश्विनौ रूपसम्मतौ। मैन्दं च द्विविदं चैव जनयामासतुस्स्वयम्।।1.17.13।।

Aswini devatas, endowed with wealth and beauty, procreated Mainda and Dwivida who were highly esteem...

वरुणो जनयामास सुषेणं वानरर्षभम्। शरभं जनयामास पर्जन्यस्तु महाबलम्।।1.17.14।।

Varuna begot the monkey warrior Sushena and Parjanya, Sarabha of great strength.

मारुतस्यात्मजश्श्रीमान्हनुमान्नाम वीर्यवान् । वज्रसंहननोपेतो वैनतेयसमो जवे।।1.17.15।।

Vayu, the windgod, begot a son named Hanuman, mighty and graceful, having a body as hard as a diamon...

ते सृष्टा बहुसाहस्रा दशग्रीववधे रता:। अप्रमेयबला वीरा विक्रान्ता: कामरूपिण:।।1.17.16।।

Thousands of warriors possessing immeasurable strength and courage and capable of assuming any form ...

मेरुमन्दरसङ्काशा वपुष्मन्तो महाबला:। ऋक्षवानरगोपुच्छा: क्षिप्रमेवाभिजज्ञिरे।।1.17.17।।

Endowed with bodies similar to the Meru and Mandara mountains and having great strength, bears, mon...

यस्य देवस्य यद्रूपं वेषो यश्च पराक्रम:। अजायत समस्तेन तस्य तस्य सुत: पृथक्।।1.17.18।।

The sons of devatas retained characteristics like beauty, form and prowess of their procreator (gods...

गोलाङ्गूलीषु चोत्पन्ना: केचित्सम्मतविक्रमा:। ऋक्षीषु च तथा जाता वानरा: किन्नरीषु च।।1.17.19।।

Some monkeys with acknowledged, valour were born to female monkeys with tails Similarly some...

देवा महर्षिगन्धर्वास्तार्क्ष्या यक्षा यशस्विन:। नागा: किम्पुरुषाश्चैव सिद्धविद्याधरोरगा:।।1.17.20।। ...

The devatas, rishis, gandharvas, garudas, yakshas, kimpurushas, siddhas, vidyadharas, uragas and man...

देवा महर्षिगन्धर्वास्तार्क्ष्या यक्षा यशस्विन:। नागा: किम्पुरुषाश्चैव सिद्धविद्याधरोरगा:।।1.17.20।। ...

The devatas, rishis, gandharvas, garudas, yakshas, kimpurushas, siddhas, vidyadharas, uragas and man...

देवा महर्षिगन्धर्वास्तार्क्ष्या यक्षा यशस्विन:। नागा: किम्पुरुषाश्चैव सिद्धविद्याधरोरगा:।।1.17.20।। ...

The devatas, rishis, gandharvas, garudas, yakshas, kimpurushas, siddhas, vidyadharas, uragas and man...

कामरूपबलोपेता यथाकामं विचारिण:। सिंहशार्दूलसदृशा दर्पेण च बलेन च।।1.17.23।।

They were endowed with the powers to assume any form at will. They possessed enormous strength and p...

शिलाप्रहरणास्सर्वे सर्वे पादपयोधिन:।।1.17.24।। नखदंष्ट्रायुधास्सर्वे सर्वे सर्वास्त्रकोविदा:।

They all could strike with rocks, use nails and teeth and trees as weapons. They were skilled in the...

विचालयेयुश्शैलेन्द्रान्भेदयेयुस्स्थिरान्द्रुमान्। क्षोभयेयुश्च वेगेन समुद्रं सरितां पतिम्।।1.17.25।।

They could shake mountains and uproot deeprooted trees. With their speed they could cause disturbanc...

दारयेयु: क्षितिं पद्भ्यामाप्लवेयुर्महार्णवम्। नभ:स्थलम् विशेयुश्च गृह्णीयुरपि तोयदान्।।1.17.26।।

They could cause cleavage to this earth with their feet, cross the mighty ocean with one leap and en...

गृह्णीयुरपि मातङ्गान्मत्तान्प्रव्रजतो वने। नर्दमानाश्च नादेन पातयेयुर्विहङ्गमान्।।1.17.27।।

They could capture wild elephants sojourning in the forest and make the flying birds drop down screa...

ईदृशानां प्रसूतानि हरीणां कामरूपिणाम्। शतं शतसहस्राणि यूथपानां महात्मनाम्।।1.17.28।।

A crore of monkeys capable of assuming any form at will, great monkeys and commanders of monkey forc...

ते प्रधानेषु यूथेषु हरीणां हरियूथपा:। बभूवुर्यूथपश्रेष्ठा वीरांश्चाजनयन् हरीन्।।1.17.29।।

Those monkey commanders created heroic monkeys among the chief monkey clans who later proved the bes...

अन्ये ऋक्षवत: प्रस्थानवतस्थु स्सहस्रश:। अन्ये नानाविधान्शैलान्भेजिरे काननानि च।।1.17.30।।

Thousands of monkeys dwelt on the plateaus on the top of mountains abounding in bears. Some others i...

सूर्यपुत्रं च सुग्रीवं शक्रपुत्रं च वालिनम्। भ्रातरावुपतस्थुस्ते सर्व एव हरीश्वरा:।।1.17.31।। नलं नी...

All those leaders, Nala, Neela, Hanuman and others dwelt near those two brothers Sugriva, the offspr...

ते तार्क्ष्यबलसम्पन्नास्सर्वे युद्धविशारदा:। विचरन्तोऽर्दयन्दर्पात्सिंहव्याघ्रमहोरगान्।।1.17.32।।

Endowed with the might of Garuda and wellversed in warfare, all of them moving around tormented fer...

तांश्च सर्वान्महाबाहुर्वाली विपुलविक्रम:। जुगोप भुजवीर्येण ऋक्षगोपुच्छवानरान्।।1.17.33।।

Mighty armed leader Vali endowed with immense prowess protected, with his strong arms all those be...

तैरियं पृथिवी शूरैस्सपर्वतवनार्णवा। कीर्णा विविधसंस्थानैर्नानाव्यञ्जनलक्षणै:।।1.17.34।।

Born in many forms wih various characteristics (relating to the body and tribe), they pervaded this...

तैर्मेघबृन्दाचलकूटकल्पै: महाबलैर्वानरयूथपालै:। बभूव भूर्भीमशरीररूपै स्समावृता रामसहायहेतो:।।1.17.35।...

In order to assist Rama, this earth was filled with commanders of those who led the monkey forces re...