Chapter 40 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 40.3

अङ्गदं च महाबाहो प्रीत्या परमया युतः। पश्य त्वं हनुमन्तं च नलं च सुमहाबलम्॥ सुषेणं श्वशुरं वीरं तारं च बलिनां वरम्। कुमुदं चैव दुर्धर्षं नीलं चैव मबालम्॥ वीरं शतबलिं चैव मैन्दं द्विविदमेव च। गजं गवाक्षं गवयं शरभं च महाबलम्॥ ऋक्षराज च दुर्धर्षं जाम्बवन्तं महाबलम्। पश्य प्रीतिसमायुक्तो गन्धमादनमेव च॥ ऋषभं च सुविक्रान्तं प्लवंगं च सुपाटलम्। केसरि शरभं शुम्भं शङ्खचूडं महाबलम्॥ ये ये मे सुमहात्मानो मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः। पश्य त्वं प्रीतिसंयुक्तो मा चैषां विप्रियं कृथाः॥

aṅgadaṃ ca mahābāho prītyā paramayā yutaḥ| paśya tvaṃ hanumantaṃ ca nalaṃ ca sumahābalam|| suṣeṇaṃ śvaśuraṃ vīraṃ tāraṃ ca balināṃ varam| kumudaṃ caiva durdharṣaṃ nīlaṃ caiva mabālam|| vīraṃ śatabaliṃ caiva maindaṃ dvividameva ca| gajaṃ gavākṣaṃ gavayaṃ śarabhaṃ ca mahābalam|| ṛkṣarāja ca durdharṣaṃ jāmbavantaṃ mahābalam| paśya prītisamāyukto gandhamādanameva ca|| ṛṣabhaṃ ca suvikrāntaṃ plavaṃgaṃ ca supāṭalam| kesari śarabhaṃ śumbhaṃ śaṅkhacūḍaṃ mahābalam|| ye ye me sumahātmāno madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ| paśya tvaṃ prītisaṃyukto mā caiṣāṃ vipriyaṃ kṛthāḥ||

English Meaning

O you having long arms, always look towards Angada, with loving eyes. Do you, O Sugrīva, protect lovingly the highly powerful Hanumán, Nala, your father-in-law Sușeņa, the mighty Tara, intepressible Kumati, the powerful Nila, the heroic Satabali, Mainda, Dvivida, Gaya, Gavaksa, Gavaya, Sarabha, the irrepressible and powerful king of bears Jambavan, Gandhamadana, valiant valiant Rşabha, Supätala, Kesari, Sarabha and Sumbha and mighty Śankhacūda, these and other heroic monkeys who dedicated their lives to my service. Do you never act to there displeasure.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)