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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.16.12

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

1.16.12

golāṅgūlīṣu cotpannāḥ ke cit saṃmatavikramāḥ
ṛkṣīṣu ca tathā jātā vānarāḥ kiṃnarīṣu ca

Some of esteemed prowess were born from the langur-females; and monkeys were likewise born from she-bears and from kinnara-women.

Words: golāṅgūlīṣu — from the langur-females; cotpannāḥ — and (were) born; ke — some; cit — some (indef.); saṃmatavikramāḥ — of esteemed prowess; ṛkṣīṣu — from she-bears; ca — and; tathā — likewise; jātā — born; vānarāḥ — monkeys; kiṃnarīṣu — from kinnara-women; ca — and

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.