Nala the mighty Vánar stands,

The son of Viśvakarmá, he

Who built the bridge athwart the sea.

Look farther yet, O King, and mark

That chieftain clothed in Sandal bark.

'Tis Śweta, famed among his peers,

A sage whom all his race reveres.

See, in Sugríva's ear he speaks,

Then, hasting back, his post reseeks,

And turns his practised eye to view