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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.16.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 16: The Devas beget Rāma’s future allies. Brahmā directs the Devas to beget powerful helpers, their monkey-shaped sons inherit divine qualities and gather around Vālin & Sugrīva

In the sequence: thousands of mighty bears, monkeys, and langurs are born for Rāvaṇa's destruction, each inheriting the qualities of his divine parent

1.16.10

te gajācalasaṃkāśā vapuṣmanto mahābalāḥ
ṛkṣavānaragopucchāḥ kṣipram evābhijajñire

resembling elephants and mountains, of mighty frame and great strength, in the shape of bears, monkeys and langurs, were swiftly born.

Words: te — they; gajācalasaṃkāśā — resembling elephants and mountains; vapuṣmanto — of (mighty) frame; mahābalāḥ — of great strength; ṛkṣavānaragopucchāḥ — in the shape of bears, monkeys and langurs; kṣipram — swiftly, quickly; evābhijajñire — were indeed born

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.