Chapter 41 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 41

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 41.17

प्रणम्य शिरसा शैलं तं विमार्गथ वानराः। तमतिक्रम्य दुर्धर्षं सूर्यवान्नाम पर्वतः॥ अध्वना दुर्विगाहेन योजनानि चतुर्दश। ततस्तमप्यतिक्रम्य वैद्युतो नाम पर्वतः॥ सर्वकामफलैर्वृक्षैः सर्वकालमनोहरैः। तत्र भुक्त्वा वराहा॑णि मूलानि च फलानि च॥ मधूनि पीत्वा जुष्टानि परं गच्छत वानराः।

praṇamya śirasā śailaṃ taṃ vimārgatha vānarāḥ| tamatikramya durdharṣaṃ sūryavānnāma parvataḥ|| adhvanā durvigāhena yojanāni caturdaśa| tatastamapyatikramya vaidyuto nāma parvataḥ|| sarvakāmaphalairvṛkṣaiḥ sarvakālamanoharaiḥ| tatra bhuktvā varāhā̭ṇi mūlāni ca phalāni ca|| madhūni pītvā juṣṭāni paraṃ gacchata vānarāḥ|

English Meaning

Bowing your heads down to this hill, let the monkeys search on. Leaving behind that irrepressible one, (you will come upon) a mountain difficult of approach, extending over fourteen Yojanas, named Suryyavān. Passing by that also, (you will see) a mountain, named Vidyut, filled with trees, beautiful at all seasons, and bearing all desirable fruits. There, feeding upon excellent an costly fruits and roots, and drinking delicious honey, let the monkeys pass beyond it.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)