Chapter 4 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 4.29

पुरस्तादृषभो नीलो वीरः कुमुद एव च। पन्थानं शोधयन्ति स्म वानरैर्बहुभिः सह ॥

purastādṛṣabho nīlo vīraḥ kumuda eva ca| panthānaṃ śodhayanti sma vānarairbahubhiḥ saha ||

English Meaning

Before (the army), Rsabha, the heroic Nila, and Kumuda, along with many monkey, went on clearing the route.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)