Chapter 10 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 10.37

आस्फोटयामास चुचुम्ब पुच्छं ननन्द चिक्रीड जगौ जगाम। स्तम्भानरोहनिपपात भूमौ निदर्शयन् स्वां प्रकृति कपीनाम्॥

āsphoṭayāmāsa cucumba pucchaṃ nananda cikrīḍa jagau jagāma| stambhānarohanipapāta bhūmau nidarśayan svāṃ prakṛti kapīnām||

English Meaning

Thereat, (Hanumăn) struck at his arms with his hands, kissed his tail, exhibited signs of glee, frolicked, sang, darted towards the pillars, shoot up to the top thereof, and jumbed down to the earth, manifesting his monkey-nature.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)