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[ At the instance of Brahma, devas procreate different forms of monkey chiefs and bears.]

पुत्रत्वं तु गते विष्णौ राज्ञस्तस्य सुमहात्मन:।

उवाच देवतास्सर्वास्स्वयम्भूर्भगवानिदम्।।1.17.1।।


विष्णौ when Vishnu, सुमहात्मन: of the high minded, राज्ञ: king's, पुत्रत्वम् filialrelationship, गते(सति) having become, भगवान् स्वयम्भू: selfborn lord, Brahma, सर्वा: addressing all, देवता: devatas, इदम् these words, उवाच spoke.

When Visnu had decided to be born as the son of that great king (Dasaratha), the selfborn Lord (Brahma), addressed all devatas :
सत्यसन्धस्य वीरस्य सर्वेषान्नो हितैषिण:।

विष्णोस्सहायान्बलिनस्सृजध्वं कामरूपिण:।।1.17.2।।


सत्यसन्धस्य truthful to promise, वीरस्य of the heroic, सर्वेषाम् नः for all of us, हितैषिण: wishing the welfare, विष्णो: of Vishnu, सहायान् helpers(as companions), बलिन: strong, powerful and valiant, कामरूपिण: capable of changing forms at their free will, सृजध्वम् create.

Create strong and powerful beings capable of assuming forms at free will to extend support to Visnu who is true to his word, heroic and benevolent.
मायाविदश्च शूरांश्च वायुवेगसमाञ्जवे।

नयज्ञान्बुद्धिसम्पन्नान्विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान्।।1.17.3।।

असंहार्यानुपायज्ञान् दिव्यसंहननान्वितान्।

सर्वास्त्रगुणसम्पन्नानमृतप्राशनानिव।।1.17.4।।

अप्सरस्सु च मुख्यासु गन्धर्वाणां तनूषु च ।

सृजध्वं हरिरूपेण पुत्रांस्तुल्यपराक्रमान्।।1.17.5।।


मायाविद: knowers of all kinds of illusions and deceitful tricks, शूरान् च brave, जवे in speed, वायुवेगसमान् equal to the speed of wind, नयज्ञान् knowers of statecraft, बुद्धिसम्पन्नान् endowed with intellect, विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान् equal to Visnu in prowess, असंहार्यान् cannot be withdrawn from their endeavour, उपायज्ञान् knowledgeable in various means and ways of achieving victory namely Sama, Dana, Bheda and Danda, दिव्यसंहननान्वितान् having supernatural bodies, सर्वास्त्रगुणसम्पन्नान् possessed of capabilities in employing and
resisting weapons, अमृतप्राशनानिव resembling those who subsist on Amrita(immortals), (विष्णु)तुल्यपराक्रमान् in prowess equal to Visnu, पुत्रान् sons, मुख्यासु among the chief, अप्सरस्सु च apsarasas, गन्धर्वीणाम् gandharva women, तनूषु च from their bodies, हरिरूपेण in the form of monkeys, सृजध्वम् you may create.

Incarnate as monkeys in the womb of chiefs of apsarasas and gandharvas. Create sons who have the knowledge of deceitful tricks, who are brave, who match wind in speed, who are endowed with intellect and statecraft, who are determined, who are knowledgeable in various means of achieving victory, who are supernatural bodies, who possess capability of employing and resisting weapons, who resemble those who subsist on amrita (immortals) and are equal (to Visnu) in prowess.
पूर्वमेव मया सृष्टो जाम्बवानृक्षपुङ्गव:।

जृम्भमाणस्य सहसा मम वक्त्रादजायत।।1.17.6।।


जाम्बवान् by name Jambavan, ऋक्षपुङ्गव: foremost of bears, पूर्वमेव previously, मया by me, सृष्ट: was created, जृम्भमाणस्य मम when I was yawning, वक्त्रात् from my face, सहसा suddenly, अजायत was created.

Earlier Jambavan, the foremost among bears was suddenly emerged out of my face while I was yawning.
ते तथोक्ता भगवता तत्प्रतिश्रुत्य शासनम्।

जनयामासुरेवं ते पुत्रान्वानररूपिण:।।1.17.7।।


भगवता by that Brahma, तथा in that manner, उक्ता: having been instructed, ते all of them, तत् प्रतिश्रुत्य having agreed, एवम् in this manner, वानररूपिण: those assuming the form of monkeys, पुत्रान् sons, जनयामासु: gave birth.

Instructed by Brahma in that manner, all of them gave birth to sons in the form of monkeys.
ऋषयश्च महात्मानस्सिद्धविद्याधरोरगा:।

चारणाश्च सुतान्वीरान्ससृजुर्वनचारिण:।।1.17.8।।


महात्मान: the distinguished, ऋषयश्च rishis, सिद्धविद्याधरोरगा siddhas, vidhyadharas and uragas, चारणा: charanas, वीरान् heroic, वनचारिण: dwellers in the woods, सुतान् sons, ससृजु: procreated.

Distinguished rishis, siddhas, vidhyadharas, uragas, charanas procreated (in the form of monkeys) heroic sons who became forestdwellers.
वानरेन्द्रं महेन्द्राभमिन्द्रो वालिनमूर्जितम्।

सुग्रीवं जनयामास तपनस्तपतां वर:।।1.17.9।।


इन्द्र: Indra, महेन्द्राभम् resembling Mahendra mountain, ऊर्जितम् having body of mighty strength, वालिनम् by name Vali, वानरेन्द्रम् chief of monkeys, जनयामास gave birth to, तपताम् among those causing heat, वर: great, तपन: Sun, सुग्रीवम् Sugriva (begot).

Indra gave birth to Vali, chief of monkeys resembling Mahendra mountain and having a mighty body. Sun, great among those producing heat, begot Sugriva.
बृहस्पतिस्त्वजनयत्तारं नाम महाहरिम्।

सर्ववानरमुख्यानां बुद्धिमन्तमनुत्तमम्।।1.17.10।।


बृहस्पतिस्तु Brihaspati, सर्ववानरमुख्यानाम् among all monkey chiefs, अनुत्तमम् with none to surpass, बुद्धिमन्तम् highly intelligent, तारम् नाम by name Tara, महाहरिम् great monkey, अजनयत् gave birth.

Brihaspati begot the intelligent monkey Tara who had none to surpass him among the monkey chiefs.
धनदस्य सुतश्श्रीमान् वानरो गन्धमादन:।

विश्वकर्मात्वजनयन्नलं नाम महाहरिम्।।1.17.11।।


श्रीमान् glorious, गन्धमादन: by name Gandhamadana, वानर: monkey, धनदस्य Kubera's, सुत: son, विश्वकर्मा Viswakarma, नलं नाम by name Nala, महाहरिम् great monkey, अजनयत् begot.

Kubera begot glorious Gandhamadana and Viswakarma begot a great monkey Nala.
पावकस्य सुतश्श्रीमान् नीलोऽग्निसदृशप्रभ:।

तेजसा यशसा वीर्यादत्यरिच्यत वानरान्।।1.17.12।।


पावकस्य Agni's (the fire god), सुत: son, श्रीमान् prosperous , अग्निसदृशप्रभ: equal to Agni in brightness, नील: Neela, तेजसा by energy, यशसा by fame, वीर्यात् due to prowess, वानरान् other monkeys, अत्यरिच्यत surpassed.

Neela, the prosperous son of Agni the firegod who equalled him in glow surpassed other monkeys in energy, renown and prowess.
रूपद्रविणसम्पन्नावश्विनौ रूपसम्मतौ।

मैन्दं च द्विविदं चैव जनयामासतुस्स्वयम्।।1.17.13।।


रूपद्रविणसम्पन्नौ endowed with wealth of beauty, अश्विनौ Aswini devatas, स्वयं रूपसम्मतौ esteemed because of their beauty, मैन्दं च Mainda, द्विविदं चैव Dvivida, जनयामासतु: procreated.

Aswini devatas, endowed with wealth and beauty, procreated Mainda and Dwivida who were highly esteemed for their beauty.
वरुणो जनयामास सुषेणं वानरर्षभम्।

शरभं जनयामास पर्जन्यस्तु महाबलम्।।1.17.14।।


वरुण: Varuna, सुषेणं by name Sushena, वानरर्षभम् monkey warrior, जनयामास created, पर्जन्यस्तु Parjanya, महाबलम् possessed of great strength, शरभम् Sarabha, जनयामास begot.

Varuna begot the monkey warrior Sushena and Parjanya, Sarabha of great strength.
मारुतस्यात्मजश्श्रीमान्हनुमान्नाम वीर्यवान् ।

वज्रसंहननोपेतो वैनतेयसमो जवे।।1.17.15।।


श्रीमान् dignified and graceful, वीर्यवान् endowed with prowess(wisdom andcourage), वज्रसंहननोपेत: with his body as hard as diamond, जवे in speed, वैनतेयसम: equalling Garuda, हनुमान् नाम named Hanuman, मारुतस्य आत्मज: son of Vayu, Windgod, Vayu.

Vayu, the windgod, begot a son named Hanuman, mighty and graceful, having a body as hard as a diamond and speed equal to Garuda's.
ते सृष्टा बहुसाहस्रा दशग्रीववधे रता:।

अप्रमेयबला वीरा विक्रान्ता: कामरूपिण:।।1.17.16।।


दशग्रीववधे in the matter of slaying Ravana, रता: desirous, अप्रमेयबला: men of immeasurable strength, विक्रान्ता: courageous, कामरूपिण: capable of assuming different forms at will, बहुसाहस्रा: in many thousands, ते वीरा: those warriors, सृष्टा: were created.

Thousands of warriors possessing immeasurable strength and courage and capable of assuming any form at will were created to kill Ravana.
मेरुमन्दरसङ्काशा वपुष्मन्तो महाबला:।

ऋक्षवानरगोपुच्छा: क्षिप्रमेवाभिजज्ञिरे।।1.17.17।।


मेरुमन्दरसङ्काशा: similar to Meru and Mandara mountains, वपुष्मन्त: endowed with bodies, महाबला: great warriors, ऋक्षवानरगोपुच्छा: bears,monkeys, monkeys with cowtails, क्षिप्रमेव quickly, अभिजज्ञिरे came into being.

Endowed with bodies similar to the Meru and Mandara mountains and having great strength, bears, monkeys, monkeys with cowtails quickly came into being.
यस्य देवस्य यद्रूपं वेषो यश्च पराक्रम:।

अजायत समस्तेन तस्य तस्य सुत: पृथक्।।1.17.18।।


यस्य देवस्य for whichever god, यत् रूपम् whatever form, वेष: form of dress, पराक्रम:च prowess also, य: तस्य तस्य for that respective God, सुत: sons, पृथक् separately, तेनसमः similar to his procreator, अजायत was born.

The sons of devatas retained characteristics like beauty, form and prowess of their procreator (gods).
गोलाङ्गूलीषु चोत्पन्ना: केचित्सम्मतविक्रमा:।

ऋक्षीषु च तथा जाता वानरा: किन्नरीषु च।।1.17.19।।


सम्मतविक्रमा: men of highlyhonoured valour, केचित् वानरा: some Monkeys, गोलाङ्गूलीषु च from female monkeys with tails, उत्पन्ना: were born, तथा similarly, ऋक्षीषु from female bears, किन्नरीषु च female kinnaras, जाता: were created.

Some monkeys with acknowledged, valour were born to female monkeys with tails Similarly some other monkeys were born to female bears and female kinnaras.
देवा महर्षिगन्धर्वास्तार्क्ष्या यक्षा यशस्विन:।

नागा: किम्पुरुषाश्चैव सिद्धविद्याधरोरगा:।।1.17.20।।

बहवो जनयामासुर्हृष्टास्तत्र सहस्रश:।

वानरान्सुमहाकायान्सर्वान्वै वनचारिण:।।1.17.21।।

अप्सरस्सु च मुख्यासु तथा विद्याधरीषु च।

नागकन्यासु च तथा गन्धर्वीणां तनूषु च ।।1.17.22।।


देवा: devatas, महर्षिगन्धर्वा: great rishis, gandharvas, तार्क्ष्या: garudas,यक्षा: yakshas, यशस्विन:
renowned, नागा: serpants, किम्पुरूषाश्चैव kimpurushas,सिद्धविद्याधरोरगा: siddhas, vidyadharas, uragas, बहव: many, हृष्टा: pleased, तत्र there, मुख्यासु among the principal, अप्सरस्सु apsarasas, तथा and, विद्याधरीषु च among female vidhyadaris, नागकन्यासु in daughters of nagas, तथा and, गन्धर्वीणाम् of female gandhrvas, तनूषु च in bodies सुमहाकायान् of gigantic physique, वनचारिण: forest wanderers, सर्वान् all, वानरान् monkeys, सहस्रश: in thousands, जनयामासु: gave birth.

The devatas, rishis, gandharvas, garudas, yakshas, kimpurushas, siddhas, vidyadharas, uragas and many others were immensely pleased. Thousands of gigantic monkeys wandering in forests were procreated from principal apsarasas vidhyadaris, nagas, and gandharvas.
कामरूपबलोपेता यथाकामं विचारिण:।

सिंहशार्दूलसदृशा दर्पेण च बलेन च।।1.17.23।।


कामरूपबलोपेता: (all these monkeys were endowed )with the powers to assume any form at free will and possessed strength, यथाकामम् freely, विचारिण: wanderers, दर्पेण च in arrogance, बलेन च by prowess, सिंहशार्दूलसदृशा: like unto lions and tigers.

They were endowed with the powers to assume any form at will. They possessed enormous strength and power to freely wander in forests. They were like lions and tigers in pride and prowess.
शिलाप्रहरणास्सर्वे सर्वे पादपयोधिन:।।1.17.24।।

नखदंष्ट्रायुधास्सर्वे सर्वे सर्वास्त्रकोविदा:।


सर्वे all, शिलाप्रहरणा: could strike with rocks as weapons, सर्वे all, पादपयोधिन: they could fight with trees, सर्वे all, नखदंष्ट्रायुधा: used nails and teeth as weapon, सर्वे all, सर्वास्त्रकोविदा: skilled in the use of all weapons.

They all could strike with rocks, use nails and teeth and trees as weapons. They were skilled in the use of all kinds of weapons.
विचालयेयुश्शैलेन्द्रान्भेदयेयुस्स्थिरान्द्रुमान्।

क्षोभयेयुश्च वेगेन समुद्रं सरितां पतिम्।।1.17.25।।


शैलेन्द्रान् mountains, विचालयेयु: could move, स्थिरान् द्रुमान् deeprooted trees, भेदयेयु: could break, वेगेन with speed, सरितां पतिम् the lord of the rivers, समुद्रम् Samudra, क्षोभयेयु: could cause disturbance.

They could shake mountains and uproot deeprooted trees. With their speed they could cause disturbance to Samudra, the lord of the rivers.
दारयेयु: क्षितिं पद्भ्यामाप्लवेयुर्महार्णवम्।

नभ:स्थलम् विशेयुश्च गृह्णीयुरपि तोयदान्।।1.17.26।।


पद्भ्याम् with their feet, क्षितिम् this earth, दारयेयु: forcibly cause cleavage, महार्णवम् mighty ocean, आप्लवेयुः jump with one leap and cross, नभ:स्थलम् the sky, विशेयुश्च could enter, तोयदान् अपि clouds also, गृह्णीयु: could seize.

They could cause cleavage to this earth with their feet, cross the mighty ocean with one leap and enter the sky and even seize the clouds.
गृह्णीयुरपि मातङ्गान्मत्तान्प्रव्रजतो वने।

नर्दमानाश्च नादेन पातयेयुर्विहङ्गमान्।।1.17.27।।


वने in the forest, प्रव्रजत: sojourning, मत्तान् arrogant,मातङ्गान् अपि elephants also, गृह्णीयु: could capture, नर्दमाना: while roaring, नादेन with their sounds, विहङ्गमान् birds in flight, पातयेयुः could be made to fall down.

They could capture wild elephants sojourning in the forest and make the flying birds drop down screaming.
ईदृशानां प्रसूतानि हरीणां कामरूपिणाम्।

शतं शतसहस्राणि यूथपानां महात्मनाम्।।1.17.28।।


कामरूपिणाम् of those who were capable of assuming any form at will, यूथपानाम् commanders of monkey forces, महात्मनाम् eminent, ईदृशानाम् of such, हरीणाम् monkeys, शतम् hundred, शतसहस्राणि hundred thousands, प्रसूतानि were born.

A crore of monkeys capable of assuming any form at will, great monkeys and commanders of monkey forces were created.
ते प्रधानेषु यूथेषु हरीणां हरियूथपा:।

बभूवुर्यूथपश्रेष्ठा वीरांश्चाजनयन् हरीन्।।1.17.29।।


ते हरियूथपा: those commanders of monkey forces, हरीणाम् monkeys, प्रधानेषु among important ones, यूथेषु monkey forces, यूथपश्रेष्ठा: बभूवु: important monkeys were born, वीरान् herioc, हरीन् monkeys, अजनयन् created.

Those monkey commanders created heroic monkeys among the chief monkey clans who later proved the best among clanleaders.
अन्ये ऋक्षवत: प्रस्थानवतस्थु स्सहस्रश:।

अन्ये नानाविधान्शैलान्भेजिरे काननानि च।।1.17.30।।


अन्ये some monkeys, सहस्रश: in thousands, ऋक्षवत: abounding in bears, प्रस्थान् plateaus on the top of mountains, अवतस्थु: dwelt, अन्ये some others, नानाविधान् various, शैलान् mountains, काननानि च forests also, भेजिरे inhabited.

Thousands of monkeys dwelt on the plateaus on the top of mountains abounding in bears. Some others inhabited various hills and forests.
सूर्यपुत्रं च सुग्रीवं शक्रपुत्रं च वालिनम्।

भ्रातरावुपतस्थुस्ते सर्व एव हरीश्वरा:।।1.17.31।।

नलं नीलं हनूमन्तमन्यांश्च हरियूथपान्। 3


ते हरीश्वरा: these leaders of monkey forces, सर्वे all, भ्रातरौ two brothers, सूर्यपुत्रम् son of Sungod, सुग्रीवम् Sugriva, शक्रपुत्रम् Indra's son, वालिनं च Vali also, नलम् Nala,नीलम् Neela, हनूमन्तम् Hanuman, अन्यान् other, हरियूथपान् leaders of monkey forces, उपतस्थु: dwelt near them.

All those leaders, Nala, Neela, Hanuman and others dwelt near those two brothers Sugriva, the offspring of Surya and Vali, the son of Indra.
ते तार्क्ष्यबलसम्पन्नास्सर्वे युद्धविशारदा:।

विचरन्तोऽर्दयन्दर्पात्सिंहव्याघ्रमहोरगान्।।1.17.32।।


तार्क्ष्यबलसम्पन्ना: those endowed with the might of Garuda, युद्धविशारदा: wellversed in the art of warfare, ते सर्वे all of them, विचरन्त: moving around, दर्पात् due to arrogance, सिंहव्याघ्रमहोरगान् lions, tigers, mighty serpents, अर्दयन् tormented.

Endowed with the might of Garuda and wellversed in warfare, all of them moving around tormented ferouious lions, tigers and mighty serpents .
तांश्च सर्वान्महाबाहुर्वाली विपुलविक्रम:।

जुगोप भुजवीर्येण ऋक्षगोपुच्छवानरान्।।1.17.33।।


महाबाहु: mighty armed, विपुलविक्रम: one with immense prowess, वाली Vali, तान् सर्वान् all of those, ऋक्षगोपुच्छवानरान् bears, Gopuchhas, monkeys, भुजवीर्येण with the strength of his
arms, जुगोप protected.

Mighty armed leader Vali endowed with immense prowess protected, with his strong arms all those bears, gopuchhas(cowtailed) and monkeys.
तैरियं पृथिवी शूरैस्सपर्वतवनार्णवा।

कीर्णा विविधसंस्थानैर्नानाव्यञ्जनलक्षणै:।।1.17.34।।


शूरै: by the valiant, विविधसंस्थानै: having many forms, नानाव्यञ्जनलक्षणै: with various characteristic signs relating to the body and tribes, तै: by them, सपर्वतवनार्णवा with its mountains, forests, seas, इयं पृथिवी this earth, कीर्णा was pervaded.

Born in many forms wih various characteristics (relating to the body and tribe), they pervaded this earth with its mountains, forests and seas.
तैर्मेघबृन्दाचलकूटकल्पै:

महाबलैर्वानरयूथपालै:।

बभूव भूर्भीमशरीररूपै

स्समावृता रामसहायहेतो:।।1.17.35।।


मेघबृन्दाचलकूटकल्पै: resembling masses of clouds and mountain peaks,महाबलै: by those endowed with immense strength, भीमशरीररूपै: by those having fearful forms and countenances, तै: वानरयूथपालै: by commanders of the monkey forces, भू: earth, रामसहायहेतो: in order to assist Rama, समावृता बभूव became covered.

In order to assist Rama, this earth was filled with commanders of those who led the monkey forces resembling masses of clouds and mountains. They loan endowed with immense strength and fearful forms and countenances.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे सप्तदशस्सर्ग:।।
Thus ends the seventeenth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.