Valmiki Ramayana 4.40.4
Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa 4.40.4
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- Sanskrit
4.40.4
maindaṃ ca dvividaṃ caiva vijayaṃ gandhamādanam
ulkāmukham asaṅgaṃ ca hutāśana sutāv ubhau
He gathered next a chosen band
For service in the southern land.
He summoned Níla son of Fire,
And, offspring of the eternal Sire,
Jámbaván bold and strong and tall.
And Hanumán, the best of all,
And many a valiant lord beside,
With Angad for their chief and guide.
'Go forth,' he cried, 'with all this host
Exploring to the southern coast:
The thousand peaks that Vindhya shows
Where every tree and creeper grows:
Where Narmadá's sweet waters run,
And serpents bask them in the sun:
Where Krishnavení, currents flee,
And sparkles fair Godávaií.
Translations (1)
- The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, English
Commentaries (6)
- Rāmāyaṇabhūṣaṇa — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Tilaka — Nāgeśa Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Dharmākūtam — Tryambaka Makhin, Sanskrit
- Kalpavallikā — Bommakanti Nṛsiṃhaśāstrin, Sanskrit
- Munibhāvaprakāśikā — Sanskrit
- Vālmīkibhāvadīpa (Anantācārya Prativādibhayaṅkara) — Anantācārya Prativādibhayaṅkara, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Vālmīkiratna — Vālmīki, Sanskrit