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# Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 39

> इति ब्रुवाणं सुग्रीवं रामो धर्मभृतां वरः।  
> बाहुभ्यां सम्परिष्वज्य प्रत्युवाच कृताञ्जलिम्॥ १॥

Folding tightly in his arms Sugrīva, who was submitting as aforesaid with folded hands, Śrī Rāma, the foremost of those upholding the cause of righteousness, replied as follows : (1)

> यदिन्द्रो वर्षते वर्षं न तच्चित्रं भविष्यति।  
> आदित्योऽसौ सहस्रांशुः कुर्याद् वितिमिरं नभः॥ २॥  
> चन्द्रमा रजनीं कुर्यात् प्रभया सौम्य निर्मलाम्।  
> त्वद्विधो वापि मित्राणां प्रीतिं कुर्यात् परंतप॥ ३॥

“It will not be strange if Indra, the god of rain, pours a shower during the rains, if the yonder sun with its countless rays rids the sky of its darkness, if the moon, O gentle one, makes the night clear by its brilliance or if an individual like you affords delight to his friends through good offices rendered to them in return for their past services, O scourge of your foes ! (2-3)

> एवं त्वयि न तच्चित्रं भवेद् यत् सौम्य शोभनम्।  
> जानाम्यहं त्वां सुग्रीव सततं प्रियवादिनम्॥ ४॥

“Even so, the noble virtue of rendering good offices to your friends which exists in you, is not at all strange, O gentle one; for I know you to be constantly in the habit of speaking kind words to others, O Sugrīva ! (4)

> त्वत्सनाथः सखे संख्ये जेतास्मि सकलानरीन्।  
> त्वमेव मे सुहृन्मित्रं साहाय्यं कर्तुमर्हसि॥ ५॥

“With you as my helpful companion, O friend, I shall be able to conquer all enemies in combat. You alone are my benevolent friend and fit to render help to me. (5)

> जहारात्मविनाशाय मैथिलीं राक्षसाधमः।  
> वञ्चयित्वा तु पौलोमीमनुह्लादो यथा शचीम्॥ ६॥

“For his own destruction Rāvaṇa, the disgrace of ogres, bore away Sītā (a princess of Mithilā) by practising fraud against her in the same way as Anuhlāda (a son of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, and a real brother of the celebrated devotee Prahlāda) for his part took away Śacī, daughter of the demon Pulomā (who was sought after by Indra).(6)

> नचिरात् तं वधिष्यामि रावणं निशितैः शरैः।  
> पौलोम्याः पितरं दृप्तं शतक्रतुरिवारिहा॥ ७॥

“I shall before long kill the said Rāvaṇa with my sharp arrows even as Indra (who is said to have performed a hundred horse-sacrifices in his previous birth as a condition precedent for attaining this position), the destroyer of his foes, killed the arrogant Pulomā (father of Śacī, who played into the hands of Anuhlāda and countenanced her abduction by Anuhlāda).” (7)

> एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चैव रजः समभिवर्तत।  
> उष्णतीव्रां सहस्रांशोश्छादयद् गगने प्रभाम्॥ ८॥

In the meantime there rose a cloud of dust veiling the fiery and scorching brilliance of the sun with its numberless rays in the sky. (8)

> दिशः पर्याकुलाश्चासंस्तमसा तेन दूषिताः।  
> चचाल च मही सर्वा सशैलवनकानना॥ ९॥

The quarters were obscured and enveloped by the darkness occasioned by that dust and the entire earth shook with its mountains, forests and woodlands. (9)

> ततो नगेन्द्रसंकाशैस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैर्महाबलैः।  
> कृत्स्ना संछादिता भूमिरसंख्येयैः प्लवंगमैः॥ १०॥

Thereupon the whole earth was thickly covered with innumerable monkeys possessed of extraordinary might and sharp teeth and looking like lordly mountains. (10)

> निमेषान्तरमात्रेण ततस्तैर्हरियूथपैः।  
> कोटीशतपरीवारैर्वानरैर्हरियूथपैः ॥ ११॥  
> नादेयैः पार्वतेयैश्च सामुद्रैश्च महाबलैः।  
> हरिभिर्मेघनिर्ह्रादैरन्यैश्च वनवासिभिः॥ १२॥

In the mere twinkling of an eye after that the earth was overrun by celebrated leaders of Vānara hordes followed by hundreds of crores of monkeys, nay, capable of changing their form at will and possessed of extraordinary might and living on river banks, mountains and seashores and was further overrun by other monkeys dwelling in forests and thundering like clouds. (11-12)

> तरुणादित्यवर्णैश्च शशिगौरैश्च वानरैः।  
> पद्मकेसरवर्णैश्च श्वेतैर्हेमकृतालयैः॥ १३॥

Their colour resembled in some cases the hue of the rising sun; others were yellowish as the moon; still others possessed the hue of the filaments of a lotus and others were white and had taken up their abode on the Hema mountain. (13)

> कोटीसहस्रैर्दशभिः श्रीमान् परिवृतस्तदा।  
> वीरः शतबलिर्नाम वानरः प्रत्यदृश्यत॥ १४॥

Presently there appeared a glorious and gallant monkey, Śatabali by name, followed by ten thousand crores of monkeys. (14)

> ततः काञ्चनशैलाभस्ताराया वीर्यवान् पिता।  
> अनेकैर्बहुसाहस्रैः कोटिभिः प्रत्यदृश्यत॥ १५॥

Next came to view the powerful father of Tārā (Suṣeṇa by name), looking like a golden mountain and followed by many myriads of monkeys. (15)

> तथापरेण कोटीनां सहस्रेण समन्वितः।  
> पिता रुमायाः सम्प्राप्तः सुग्रीवश्वशुरो विभुः॥ १६॥

Accompanied by another thousand crores, again, arrived Tāra, the mighty father of Rumā and father-in-law of Sugrīva. (16)

> पद्मकेसरसंकाशस्तरुणार्कनिभाननः।  
> बुद्धिमान् वानरश्रेष्ठः सर्ववानरसत्तमः॥ १७॥  
> अनेकैर्बहुसास्रैर्वानराणां समन्वितः।  
> पिता हनुमतः श्रीमान् केसरी प्रत्यदृश्यत॥ १८॥

Also accompanied by many thousands of monkeys there appeared the wise and glorious father of Hanumān, Kesarī, a jewel among the monkeys, nay, the foremost of all monkeys, who resembled in hue the filaments of a lotus and whose countenance shone like the rising sun. (17-18)

> गोलाङ्गूलमहाराजो गवाक्षो भीमविक्रमः।  
> वृतः कोटिसहस्रेण वानराणामदृश्यत॥ १९॥

Surrounded by a thousand crore monkeys, came to view the suzerain lord of baboons, Gavākṣa, possessed of redoubtable prowess. (19)

> ऋक्षाणां भीमवेगानां धूम्रः शत्रुनिबर्हणः।  
> वृतः कोटिसहस्राभ्यां द्वाभ्यां समभिवर्तत॥ २०॥

Accompanied by two thousand crores of bears of terrible speed, turned up Dhūmra, the exterminator of his foes. (20)

> महाचलनिभैर्घोरैः पनसो नाम यूथपः।  
> आजगाम महावीर्यस्तिसृभिः कोटिभिर्वृतः॥ २१॥

Surrounded by dreadful monkeys looking like huge mountains and numbering three crores, there came the troop-leader Panasa by name. (21)

> नीलाञ्जनचयाकारो नीलो नामैष यूथपः।  
> अदृश्यत महाकायः कोटिभिर्दशभिर्वृतः॥ २२॥

Accompanied by ten crore monkeys appeared next the troop-commander, Nīla by name, who was possessed of a gigantic form and looked like a heap of antimony.(22)

> ततः काञ्चनशैलाभो गवयो नाम यूथपः।  
> आजगाम महावीर्यः कोटिभिः पञ्चभिर्वृतः॥ २३॥

Then came the troop-leader named Gavaya, who shone like a mountain of gold, was possessed of extraordinary prowess and who was surrounded by five crores of monkeys. (23)

> दरीमुखश्च बलवान् यूथपोऽभ्याययौ तदा।  
> वृतः कोटिसहस्रेण सुग्रीवं समवस्थितः॥ २४॥

Then arrived the mighty troop-leader Darīmukha and stood in the presence of Sugrīva with a thousand crore monkeys. (24)

> मैन्दश्च द्विविदश्चोभावश्विपुत्रौ महाबलौ।  
> कोटिकोटिसहस्रेण वानराणामदृश्यताम्॥ २५॥

There also appeared Mainda and Dwivida, both sons of the Aświnīkumāras (the twin-born physicians of gods), and possessed of extraordinary strength, with one thousand crore monkeys, each. (25)

> गजश्च बलवान् वीरस्तिसृभिः कोटिभिर्वृतः।  
> आजगाम महातेजाः सुग्रीवस्य समीपतः॥ २६॥

Accompanied by three crores of monkeys, the mighty hero, Gaja, too, who was endowed with great vital power, sought the presence of Sugrīva. (26)

> ऋक्षराजो महातेजा जाम्बवान्नाम नामतः।  
> कोटिभिर्दशभिर्व्याप्तः सुग्रीवस्य वशे स्थितः॥ २७॥

The king of bears, Jāmbavān by name, who was possessed of great energy, came surrounded, they say, by ten crores of bears and stood at the disposal of Sugrīva. (27)

> रुमणो नाम तेजस्वी विक्रान्तैर्वानरैर्वृतः।  
> आगतो बलवांस्तूर्णं कोटीशतसमावृतः॥ २८॥

Surrounded by valiant monkeys, the mighty and glorious monkey, named Rumaṇa (Rumaṇwān), came hurriedly, followed by hundreds of crores of Vānaras. (28)

> ततः कोटिसहस्राणां सहस्रेण शतेन च।  
> पृष्ठतोऽनुगतः प्राप्तो हरिभिर्गन्धमादनः॥ २९॥

Then arrived Gandhamādana followed at his back by a billion monkeys. (29)

> ततः पद्मसहस्रेण वृतः शङ्कुशतेन च।  
> युवराजोऽङ्गदः प्राप्तः पितुस्तुल्यपराक्रमः॥ ३०॥

Then arrived the Prince Regent, Aṅgada, who equalled his father, Vālī, in prowess, accompanied by one thousand Padma and a hundred Śaṅku monkeys. (30)

> ततस्ताराद्युतिस्तारो हरिभिर्भीमविक्रमैः।  
> पञ्चभिर्हरिकोटीभिर्दूरतः पर्यदृश्यत॥ ३१॥

Then came to view from a distance the monkey, Tāra of terrible prowess, who possessed the brilliance of a star, followed by five crores of monkeys. (31)

> इन्द्रजानुः कविर्वीरो यूथपः प्रत्यदृश्यत।  
> एकादशानां कोटीनामीश्वरस्तैश्च संवृतः॥ ३२॥

There also was to be seen the wise and gallant troop-leader, Indrajānu (or Indrabhānu), the ruler of eleven crore monkeys, and duly followed by them all. (32)

> ततो रम्भस्त्वनुप्राप्तस्तरुणादित्यसंनिभः।  
> अयुतेन वृतश्चैव सहस्रेण शतेन च॥ ३३॥

Next arrived Rambha, who for his part shone like the rising sun, surrounded by eleven thousand and one hundred monkeys. (33)

> ततो यूथपतिर्वीरो दुर्मुखो नाम वानरः।  
> प्रत्यदृश्यत कोटीभ्यां द्वाभ्यां परिवृतो बली॥ ३४॥

Then appeared the valiant and mighty troop-leader, a monkey named Durmukha, accompanied by two crore monkeys. (34)

> कैलासशिखराकारैर्वानरैर्भीमविक्रमैः।  
> वृतः कोटिसहस्रेण हनुमान् प्रत्यदृश्यत॥ ३५॥

There was to be seen Hanumān, too, surrounded by a thousand crore monkeys of redoubtable prowess and resembling so many peaks of the Kailāsa mountain. (35)

> नलश्चापि महावीर्यः संवृतो द्रुमवासिभिः।  
> कोटीशतेन सम्प्राप्तः सहस्रेण शतेन च॥ ३६॥

There arrived Nala, too, possessed of great virility and surrounded by a hundred crore and one lakh monkeys dwelling on trees. (36)

> ततो दधिमुखः श्रीमान् कोटिभिर्दशभिर्वृतः।  
> सम्प्राप्तोऽभिनदंस्तस्य सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः॥ ३७॥

Then arrived thundering in the presence of the aforesaid high-minded Sugrīva, the glorious Dadhimukha, accompanied by ten crore monkeys. (37)

> शरभः कुमुदो वह्निर्वानरो रंह एव च।  
> एते चान्ये च बहवो वानराः कामरूपिणः॥ ३८॥  
> आवृत्य पृथिवीं सर्वां पर्वतांश्च वनानि च।  
> यूथपाः समनुप्राप्ता येषां संख्या न विद्यते॥ ३९॥

Even so, Śarabha, Kumuda, Vahni and the monkey Raṁha too—these and many other monkey troop-leaders, who were capable of changing form at will and whose number could not be ascertained, duly turned up, covering the entire globe as well as the mountains and forests. (38-39)

> आगताश्च निविष्टाश्च पृथिव्यां सर्ववानराः।  
> आप्लवन्तः प्लवन्तश्च गर्जन्तश्च प्लवंगमाः।  
> अभ्यवर्तन्त सुग्रीवं सूर्यमभ्रगणा इव॥ ४०॥

Nay, all the monkeys which came up there sat down on the earth. Leaping from one tree to another and from one bough to another and growling, the monkeys surrounded Sugrīva as masses of clouds would encompass the sun. (40)

> कुर्वाणा बहुशब्दांश्च प्रकृष्टा बाहुशालिनः।  
> शिरोभिर्वानरेन्द्राय सुग्रीवाय न्यवेदयन्॥ ४१॥

Raising many a cry, the foremost monkeys, distinguished for their mighty arms, reported themselves from a distance to Sugrīva, the king of monkeys, with their bent heads, too shy as they were to force their way through the invulnerable crowds to his presence. (41)

> अपरे वानरश्रेष्ठाः संगम्य च यथोचितम्।  
> सुग्रीवेण समागम्य स्थिताः प्राञ्जलयस्तदा॥ ४२॥

Going near and submitting what was called for at the moment, other jewels among the monkeys departed; while others having met with Sugrīva stood with folded hands where they were at the moment. (42)

> सुग्रीवस्त्वरितो रामे सर्वांस्तान् वानरर्षभान्।  
> निवेदयित्वा धर्मज्ञः स्थितः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत्॥ ४३॥

Having announced to Śrī Rāma all the aforesaid monkeys, who were in a hurry to settle down and take rest, and standing with folded hands before Śrī Rāma, Sugrīva, who was full of alacrity and knew of the duties of a king, spoke as follows to the monkey chiefs : (43)

> यथासुखं पर्वतनिर्झरेषु  
> वनेषु सर्वेषु च वानरेन्द्राः।  
> निवेशयित्वा विधिवद् बलानि  
> बलं बलज्ञः प्रतिपत्तुमीष्टे॥ ४४॥

“Having duly stationed the forces according to their convenience by the side of mountain rills in all the woods, O monkey chiefs, the general who knows their strength should be able to ascertain their exact number.” (44)

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