ऋषिशापाहतबलस्तदैव कपिसत्तमः। सिंहः कुञ्जररुद्धो वा आस्थितः सहितो रणे।॥
ṛṣiśāpāhatabalastadaiva kapisattamaḥ| siṃhaḥ kuñjararuddho vā āsthitaḥ sahito raṇe|||
English Meaning
Due to the curse of Rşis, Hanumān devoid of might remained forestalled in the sight like a loin restrained by an elephant.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)