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Sundara Kanda Sarga 48 Shloka 11
Original Shloka
न वीरसेना गणशोच्यवन्ति न वज्रमादाय विशालसारम्। न मारुतस्यास्य गतेः प्रमाणं न चाग्निकल्पः करणेन हन्तुम्।।5.48.11।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

वीर hero, गणश: large, सेनाः armies, च्यवन्ति न do not go, विशालसारम् having extraordinary vigour,वज्रम् thunderbolt, आदाय seizing, न not, अस्य his, गतेः of speed, मारुतस्य of Maruta's, न प्रमाणम् no match, अग्निकल्पः like sacrificial fire, करणेन any weapon, हन्तुम् to destroy, न not.

English Commentary

"O hero take no large army as it is futile with this monkey endowed with extraordinary vigour. Even a thunderbolt can do nothing. He is like the wind and has no match in speed. He is like the sacrificial fire who cannot be destroyed by weapons.