Chapter CXIV: Section XXXIX

As Sugriva was speaking thus with joined hands, that best of the righteous, Rama, embraced him with his arms, and then replied, "That Indra poureth down showers, is no wonder, nor that this thousand-rayed Sun dispells darkness from the sky; nor yet that, O mild one, the Moon by his rays causes the clear night. (And in a similar way), friends like thee bring delight, O subduer of foes. O mild one, that whatever is graceful, should be harboured in thee is not strange.[133] I know, O Sugriva, that thou always speakst what is for my good. Assisted by thee, my friend, I shall in battle vanquish all my foes. Thou being my friend and my ally, shouldst assist me. That worst of Rakshasas hath carried away Maithili, to bring down destruction upon himself, even as Anuhlada ravished Puloma's daughter, Sachi, deceiving her sire. That Ravana I will at no distant date slay with my sharpened shafts, even as that slayer of enemies, he of an hundred sacrifices--slew the haughty father of Paulomi." Presently appeared volumes of dust, and the hot and fierce rays of the sun were hid in the sky. And darkened by the gloom, all sides became bewildered. And the entire earth with her mountains, forests, and woods, trembled. Then the whole ground was covered with innumerable monkeys gifted with great strength, and having sharp teeth, and resembling kings of men. Then surrounded by leaders of monkey-herds and retinues numbering hundreds of _kotis_, and monkey chiefs from rivers, and mountains, and seas, endowed with prodigious strength, and other apes inhabiting forests, having voices resembling clouds--and monkeys hued like the infant sun, or white like the moon, or colored like the filaments of the lotus, or pale, having their homes in the Golden mountain--in all, numbering ten thousand _kotis_,--appeared the graceful and heroic monkey, named Satavali. Then, having the splendour of the Golden hill, the puissant sire of Tara was seen at the head of many thousand _kotis_. Then Uma's father, that lord, the father-in-law of Sugriva, arrived, accompanied with other thousands of _kotis_ (of monkeys),--resembling the filaments of the lotus, of face like unto the youthful sun, intelligent, the foremost of monkeys--supreme among them all. And Hanuman's father, the graceful Kecarin, appeared in company with many thousands of monkeys. And Gavaksha--sovereign of Golangulas--endowed with dreadful might, appeared, surrounded by thousands of _kotis_ of monkeys. And Dhumra of bears endowed with terrific speed--destroyer of foes--appeared, surrounded by two thousand _kotis_. And the leader of herds, named Panama, of exceeding prowess, came, accompanied with three _kotis_, mighty and dreadful. And the leader of herds, named Nila, of huge body, resembling a mass of blue collyrium, appeared with ten _kotis_. Then the exceedingly powerful Gavaya--leader of herds, having the splendour of the Golden mountain, arrived with five _kotis_. And that powerful leader of herds--Darimukha, came, surrounded by thousands of _kotis_, and took up his post by Sugriva. And Mainda and Dwivida--sons of Acwi both--of mighty strength, appeared with _kotis_ upon thousands of _kotis_ of monkeys. And the powerful and heroic Gaya (came), surrounded by three _kotis_. And the king of bears, Jambavan by name, (came), surrounded by ten _kotis_, and enlisted himself under the command of Sugriva. And (the monkey) named Rumana, possessed of energy, and strong, came swiftly, surrounded by an hundred _kotis_ of powerful monkeys. Then, followed at his back by hundreds and thousands of _kotis_, came the monkey, Gandhamadana. Then came the young prince Angada, in prowess resembling his sire,--accompanied by a thousand _padmas_ and an hundred _sankhas_. Then appeared at a distance, accompanied by five _kotis_ of monkeys endowed with dreadful prowess,--Tara, having the splendour of a star. And then appeared Indrajanu, the heroic monkey and leader of herds--lord of eleven _kotis_--surrounded by them. Then followed Rambha, resembling the infant sun, accompanied by an _ayuta_, a thousand, and an hundred. Then appeared to the view the stout monkey, named Durmukha, heroic lord of herds, surrounded by two _kotis_. And Hanuman showed himself, surrounded by a thousand _kotis_ of monkeys, resembling peaks of Kailaca, of dreadful vigor. And the exceedingly energetic Nala came, attended with an hundred _kotis_, a thousand, and an hundred monkeys, living in trees. Then surrounded by ten _kotis_ (of monkeys), came the shapely Darimukha before the high-souled Sugriva, from a country bordering on a river. And Sarabha, Kumuda, Vahni, the monkey Rambha,--and many other monkeys--lords of herds--passing ennumeration--wearing shapes at will, came, covering the entire earth with her mountains and forests. And all the monkeys of the world were some of them coming and others putting up. And monkeys-- some of them dripping, and some leaping, and some roaring--gathered round Sugriva, like clouds gathering round the sun. And, crying in various tones, prime monkeys furnished with arms, with bent heads spoke humbly to that lord of monkeys--Sugriva. And other foremost of monkeys, gathering together duly, came before Sugriva with joined hands. Sugriva standing with joined hands, expeditiously informed Rama of the arrival of the monkey-leaders in hot haste; and then spake (to them), saying, "O chiefs of monkeys, stationing the forces duly near mountain-rills and all the woods, let him that is conversant with the army, ascertain who have come and who have not."

[133] The commentator in his usual way of reading between the lines,
says that the sense is--_That thou hast gathered forces for
serving thy friend, is not strange. O placid one, it is well._ I
give the sense the _sloka_ naturally yields.--T.