 स तु वीर्यवतां श्रेष्ठः प्लवतामपि चोत्तमः।जगाम वेगवान् लङ्कां लङ्घयित्वा महोदधिम्।। 
 Courageous and exalted Hanuman, the best among vanaras, noted for his speed reached Lanka crossing over the great ocean on his own. 