Verse 2·VR 5.1.2

दुष्करं निष्प्रतिद्वन्द्वं चिकीर्षन् कर्म वानरः | समुदग्रशिरोग्रीवो गवांपतिरिवाबभौ || ५-१-२

dushhkaraM nishhpratidvandvaM chikiirshhan karma vaanaraH | samudagrashirogriivo gavaaMpatirivaababhau || 5-1-2

Translation

Hanuma who desired to perform a deed done by no one else, shone like a bull without any obstacles, with his stretched neck and raised head.

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vaanaraH

The monkey (Hanuma)

chikiirshhan

who desired to perform

karma

a deed

dushhkaram

(which is) impossible to do

babhau

shone

gavaam pati iva

like a bull

nishhpratidvandvam

without any obstacles

samudagrashirogriivaH

with a raised head and neck.

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