Chapter 1 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 1.135

तद् दृष्ट्वा चिन्तयामास मारुतिर्विकृताननाम्॥ कपिराज्ञा यथाख्यातं सत्त्वमद्भुतदर्शनम्। छायाग्राहि महावीर्यं तदिदं नात्र संशयः॥

tad dṛṣṭvā cintayāmāsa mārutirvikṛtānanām|| kapirājñā yathākhyātaṃ sattvamadbhutadarśanam| chāyāgrāhi mahāvīryaṃ tadidaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ||

English Meaning

Seeing that one of a distorted countenance, the wind-god's son thought, This one is, without doubt, the creature of wonderful form, possessed of exceeding prowess, given to securing its prey by means of its shadow, which had been described by the monkey-king.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)