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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.16.7

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: the Devas obey, joined by ṛṣis, siddhas, vidyādharas, uragas and cāraṇas

1.16.7

te tathoktā bhagavatā tat pratiśrutya śāsanam
janayām āsur evaṃ te putrān vānararūpiṇaḥ

They, thus addressed by the venerable one, having assented to that command, accordingly begot sons in the form of monkeys.

Words: te — they; tathoktā — thus addressed; bhagavatā — by the venerable one; tat — that; pratiśrutya — having assented to, promised; śāsanam — command; janayām āsur — begot; evaṃ — thus, accordingly; te — they; putrān — sons; vānararūpiṇaḥ — in the form of monkeys

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.