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VALMIKI RAMAYANA
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BOOK 6: YUDDA KANDA
SECTION 27
I on my part shall tell you, who are keenly observing about those army chiefs, who are ready to show their valour in the case of Rama, even without caring for their lives. "He is a Vanara called Hara, who has terrific acts to his credit. The hair on his tail, measuring many fathoms, soft, red in colour, yellow, white and super white, wavery and shining like the rays of the sun standing erect thrown about are dragging along the ground."
Hundreds" and thousands of troop leaders who are resolved to be the servants of Sugreeva rally behind him, carrying trees with them and with an intention to attack Lanka soon." O, king! Those who appear black like black clouds and akin to black collyrium are extremely ferocious Rikshas, truly mighty in combat, which are in exceedingly large number, indefinable like the other shore of an ocean, whom you are observing and serve of whom reside in mountains, plains and on river banks. They are all coming towards you. O, king! He who is standing in the middle, with terrific eyes and of fearful appearance, encircled by all like Parjanya (the rain god) being encircled by clouds is the army chief called Dhumra, the Lord of all Rikshas, who drinks the waters of River Narmada and resides on an excellent mountain named Rikshavanta. See him who is appearing like a mountain the younger brother of Dhumra, though in form resembling like his brother, is more distinguished in prowess. He as such is a commander of even the mighty generals called Jambavan, who is setting on the march (for the battle). He has a respectful behaviour towards venerable persons impatient in battle.
By the intelligent Jambavan, a great help was rendered to Indra in a battle between Devas and Asuras and many boons were obtained. Jambavans giant bodied troops, resembling Rakshasas and Pisachas, having thick hair and endowed with unlimited energy, wander about, climbing mountain heights and hurl massive rocks as big as huge clouds. They do not have a fear in facing death. O, king! This Lord of Vanaras the commander of commanders on whom, whether he is in a hurried fury or leaping or standing still and all the Vanaras stand looking he is called Dambha who along with his bulky troops dwell on Sahasraksha mountain.
He who, walking on all fours touches with his flanks, a mountain situated at a distance of one Yojana (eight miles) and reaching an object one Yojana high, obtains it with his body, whose huge form no other four begged animal is having, by which intelligent Vanara, battle was given earlier to Indra on a field of battle but no defeat was sustained by him, he is a commander of commanders and the grand father of Vanaras, famous as Samnadana by name. This Samnada, whose striding prowess is equal to that of Indra was born of a youthful Gandharva maiden and krishnavartman for the purpose of helping the Devas in a combat between Devas and Asuras. O king of Rakshasas! This commander named Krathana, the son of Visravasa, the illustrious one, sits beneath the Jambu tree, on that mountain, the king of peaks, which is frequented by Kinnaras, and which mountain affords delight constantly to your brother. It is near there, Krathana, that fortunate one, that powerful lord of the Vanaras, whose prowess in not confined to words in battles, sports.
He indeed is standing, surrounded by a thousand crores of Vanaras. He hopes to crush Lanka with the help of his army. He who usually roams by the Ganges, sowing terror among leaders of herds of Elephants, remembering as he does the old quarrel between Elephants and Vanaras, thundering and uprooting trees, he is the commander and leader of Vanaras called Pramathim who dwells in mountain caves, subduing wild Elephants. This excellent one among the Vanaras and this army chief of Vanaras, taking shelter in Mandara the foremost of mountains and the mountain called ushirabija alongside the River Ganga, passes his life happily like unto Indra himself. A hundred thousands of Vanaras proud of their strength and prowess with their radiant fore arms, making a roaring noise, are following him.
He is the leader of these high soled Vanaras. O, king! He is the commander called Pramathi, the one difficult to be conquered. He whom you are beholding a cloud raised by wind is Pramathi. At that place, a great quantity of red illumined dust is tossed about and raised by wind in various ways in different directions. Energetic and excited army of Vanaras is also stationed there along with Pramathi. O, monarch! One hundred lakhs of Vanaras with their black faces, with fearful appearance and with great strength, experiencing the crossing of the bridge, surrounds the troop leader by name Gavaksha, a Vanara and are making a roaring noise, ready to crush Lanka by their bodily strength.
O, king! This army chief called Kesari, the chief of the commanders of Vanaras, wanders in Kanchana mountain wherein there are trees which yield fruits in all seasons, inhabited by large black bees, to which the sun circumambulates clock wise, the mountain shining with its own colour and splendour, by whose brightness, the animals and Birds ever shine with the same hue, whose table land on the top of the mountain the great sages do not leave, wherein trees, all mango trees laden with fruits on all sides and wherein inhabit honey bees of excellent variety. O, faultless king! There are sixty thousand mountains in that beautiful golden mountain ranges. There is an excellent mountain the middle of that mountain range as you the middle of that Rakshasas. In that mountain range there, in the last mountain these Vanaras reside. Some of the Vanaras are tawny coloured, some are white coloured and with nails as their weapons having four tusks, with nails as their weapons having four tusks like Lions, difficult to be approached like Tigers, resembling fire, like unto serpents vomiting poison with their very long coiling tails, resembling Elephants in rut, equal to mighty mountains and making great thunderous sound like that of clouds. All of them stand looking on your Lanka as if they are about to crush it. O, king! He who stands in the middle is the powerful leader of the Vanaras who ever faces the sun, who is a wise man, eager to conquer you and is famous in the world by the
me, Shatabali. He swears to destroy Lanka with his troops.
This Shatabali the Vanara is courageous, strong, valiant and is established in his manliness. He does not care for his life, in the cause of Rama. Each and every single one, like Gaja, Gavaya, Nala and a Vanara called Nila is surrounded by crores of warriors. Besides, other excellent Vanaras residing in Vindhya mountain are quick paced and are impossible to be counted because of their multitude. O, monarch! All of them are highly prominent, their stature equal to high hills and all of them are capable in a moment to level the earth by uprooting and razing its mountains earth by uprooting and razing its mountains to the ground.
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