Chapter 63 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 63.17

वारयन्तो भृशं प्राप्ताः पाला जानुभिराहताः। तथा न गणितश्चायं कपिर्दधिमुखो बली॥ पतिर्मम वनस्यायमस्माभिः स्थापितः स्वयम्। दृष्टा देवी न संदेहो न चान्येन हनूमता ॥

vārayanto bhṛśaṃ prāptāḥ pālā jānubhirāhatāḥ| tathā na gaṇitaścāyaṃ kapirdadhimukho balī|| patirmama vanasyāyamasmābhiḥ sthāpitaḥ svayam| dṛṣṭā devī na saṃdeho na cānyena hanūmatā ||

English Meaning

For this the warders were struck on their kneejoints for obstructing their revelry and for this they went so far as to disregard the powerful monkey Dadhimukha. I myself appointed this monkey the lord of my orchard. Forsooth has Hanumān espied the worshipful Sītā and none else.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)