Where sat the Vánars sorrowing,—

Sampáti,[761] best of birds that fly

On sounding pinions through the sky,

Jaṭáyus' brother, famed of old,

Most glorious and strong and bold.

Upon the slope of Vindhya's hill

He saw the Vánars calm and still.

These words he uttered while the sight

Filled his fierce spirit with delight:

“Behold how Fate with changeless laws