Chapter 5 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 5.25

सुमाली जनयामास यदपत्यं निशाचरः। केतुमत्यां महाराज तन्निबोधानुपूर्वशः॥ प्रहस्तोऽकम्पनश्चैव विकटः कालिकामुखः। धूम्राक्षश्चैव दण्डश्च सुपार्श्वश्च महाबलः॥ संहादिः प्रघसश्चैव भासकर्णश्च राक्षसः। राका पुष्पोत्कटा चैव कैकसी च शुचिस्मिताः। कुम्भीनसी च इत्येते सुमालेः प्रसवाः स्मृताः॥ मालेस्तु वसुदा नाम गन्धर्वी रूपशालिनी। भार्यासीत्पद्मपत्राक्षी स्वक्षी यक्षीवरोपमा॥

sumālī janayāmāsa yadapatyaṃ niśācaraḥ| ketumatyāṃ mahārāja tannibodhānupūrvaśaḥ|| prahasto'kampanaścaiva vikaṭaḥ kālikāmukhaḥ| dhūmrākṣaścaiva daṇḍaśca supārśvaśca mahābalaḥ|| saṃhādiḥ praghasaścaiva bhāsakarṇaśca rākṣasaḥ| rākā puṣpotkaṭā caiva kaikasī ca śucismitāḥ| kumbhīnasī ca ityete sumāleḥ prasavāḥ smṛtāḥ|| mālestu vasudā nāma gandharvī rūpaśālinī| bhāryāsītpadmapatrākṣī svakṣī yakṣīvaropamā||

English Meaning

O mighty king, do you, gradually, know the offspring that were begot by Sumāli on Ketumatī-Prahasta and Akampana, and Vikata, and Kālikāmukha, and DhumrāKșa, and Danda, and the redoubtable Supārsva, and Sañhrãi, and Praghasa, and the Rākşasa, Bhāsakarņa, and Rākā, and Pushpotkată, and Kaikasi of luminous smiles, and Kumbhinasi these are known as the offspring of Sumali. Māli had for wife a graceful Gandharvi, named Vasudă having having eyes resembling lotus-petals, of a lovely look and like to the most magnificent Yakși of them all.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)