Chapter 1 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 1.3

अथ वैदूर्यवर्णेषु शाद्वलेषु महाबलः। धीरः सलिलकल्पेषु विचचार यथासुखम्॥ द्विजान् वित्रासयन् धीमानुरसा पादपान् हरन्। मृगांश्च सुबहून् निघ्नन् प्रवृद्ध इव केसरी॥

atha vaidūryavarṇeṣu śādvaleṣu mahābalaḥ| dhīraḥ salilakalpeṣu vicacāra yathāsukham|| dvijān vitrāsayan dhīmānurasā pādapān haran| mṛgāṃśca subahūn nighnan pravṛddha iva kesarī||

English Meaning

Then he, wise and mighty monkey walked over the earth, green with grass, with irresistible steps. At that time, he brushed aside all animals like a lion and crushed down many trees, and thereby scared away the feathered denizens of the forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)