Chapter 23 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 23.54

एष वै परमोदारः शूरः सत्यपराक्रमः॥ वीरो बहुगुणोपेतः पाशहस्त इवान्तकः। बालार्क इव तेजस्वी समरेष्वनिवर्तकः॥ अमर्षी दुर्जयो जेता बलवानगुणसागरः। प्रियंवदः संविभागी गुरुविप्रप्रियः सदा॥ कालाकाङ्क्षी महासत्त्वः सत्यवाक्सौम्यदर्शनः। दक्षः सर्वगुणोपेतः शूरः स्वाध्यायतत्परः॥

eṣa vai paramodāraḥ śūraḥ satyaparākramaḥ|| vīro bahuguṇopetaḥ pāśahasta ivāntakaḥ| bālārka iva tejasvī samareṣvanivartakaḥ|| amarṣī durjayo jetā balavānaguṇasāgaraḥ| priyaṃvadaḥ saṃvibhāgī guruviprapriyaḥ sadā|| kālākāṅkṣī mahāsattvaḥ satyavāksaumyadarśanaḥ| dakṣaḥ sarvaguṇopetaḥ śūraḥ svādhyāyatatparaḥ||

English Meaning

The lord of Dānavas lives here, he is highly generous, heroic, and has truth for his prowess. He is gifted with many qualities, resplendent like to Yama with mace in his hand or the newly risen sun and incapable of being defeated in conflict, impetuous, invincible, victorious, powerful, a veritable of accomplishments, sweetspeeched, supporter of the dependants, fond of preceptor and Brähmaņas, always waiting for opportune hours, gifted with high powers, truthful, of a handsome person, skilful, gifted with all accomplishments, heroic and engaged in the study of the Vedas. He sometimes walks on foot and moves about like the wind, he shines like fire and spreads heat like the sun. He travels with the gods, spirits, serpents and birds.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)