Sarga 36

भूय एव महातेजा हनूमान्पवनात्मजः। अब्रवीत्प्रश्रितं वाक्यं सीताप्रत्ययकारणात्।।5.36.1।।

Mighty Hanuman, the son of the Windgod again spoke to Sita humbly to inspire confidence in her. Not...

वानरोऽहं महाभागे दूतो रामस्य धीमतः। रामनामाङ्कितं चेदं पश्य देव्यङ्गुलीयकम्।।5.36.2।।

"O noble lady I am a vanara, an envoy of learned Rama. You see this ring with Rama's name inscribed ...

प्रत्ययार्थं तवाऽनीतं तेन दत्तं महात्मना। समाश्वसिहि भद्रं ते क्षीणदुःखफला ह्यसि।।5.36.3।।

"Be calm. Be blessed. Your sorrows have come to an end. This (the ring) is given by the great self, ...

गृहीत्वा प्रेक्षमाणा सा भर्तुः करविभूषणम्। भर्तारमिव सम्प्राप्ता जानकी मुदिताऽभवत्।।5.36.4।।

She received the ornament that adorned her husband's hand and gazed at it and felt delighted as thou...

चारु तद्वदनं तस्यास्ताम्रशुक्लायतेक्षणम्। अशोभत विशालाक्ष्या राहुमुक्त इवोडुराट्।।5.36.5।।

Her beautiful countenance with large white eyes with a reddish tinge in the corners shone like the M...

ततस्सा ह्रीमती बाला भर्तृसन्देशहर्षिता। परितुष्टा प्रियं कृत्वा प्रशशंस महाकपिम्।।5.36.6।।

Young Sita felt delighted about her husband's news and blushed. By praising him for his action, she ...

विक्रान्तस्त्वं समर्थस्त्वं प्राज्ञस्त्वं वानरोत्तम। येनेदं राक्षसपदं त्वयैकेन प्रधर्षितम्।।5.36.7।।

"O foremost among the vanaras you have trespassed the abodes of demons all alone. You are mighty and...

शतयोजनविस्तीर्ण स्सागरो मकरालयः। विक्रमश्लाघनीयेन क्रमता गोष्पदीकृतः।।5.36.8।।

"You with your admirable prowess have reduced this ocean which is an abode of crocodiles stretching ...

न हि त्वां प्राकृतं मन्ये वानरं वानरर्षभ। यस्य ते नास्ति सन्त्रासो रावणान्नापि सम्भ्रमः।।5.36.9।।

"I do not think you are an ordinary monkey. You have no fear or excitement about Ravana. You are a b...

अर्हसे च कपिश्रेष्ठ मया समभिभाषितुम्। यद्यसि प्रेषितस्तेन रामेण विदितात्मना।।5.36.10।।

"O best of monkeys As you have been sent by Rama, the knower of the self, it is proper for me to con...

प्रेषयिष्यति दुर्धर्षो रामो न ह्यपरीक्षितम्। पराक्रममविज्ञाय मत्सकाशं विशेषतः।।5.36.11।।

"The formidable Rama will not send any one specially to me without testing him or knowing his valour...

दिष्ट्या च कुशली रामो धर्मात्मा सत्यसङ्गरः। लक्ष्मणश्च महातेजास्सुमित्रानन्दवर्धनः।।5.36.12।।

"To my luck, righteous Rama who abides in truth and glorious Lakshmana who enhances the joy of Sumit...

कुशली यदि काकुत्स्थः किं नु सागरमेखलाम्। महीं दहति कोपेन युगान्ताग्निरिवोत्थितः।।5.36.13।।

"Indeed if Kakutstha is well wherefore does he not burn the oceangirdled earth in his rage as (the e...

अथवा शक्तिमन्तौ तौ सुराणामपि निग्रहे। ममैव तु न दुःखानामस्ति मन्ये विपर्ययः।।5.36.14।।

"Both of them are capable of subduing even the gods. I think the reversal of my fate is reason for ...

कच्चिन्न व्यथितो रामः कच्चिन्न परितप्यते। उत्तराणि च कार्याणि कुरुते पुरुषोत्तमः।।5.36.15।।

"Is Rama the greatest among men not depressed? Does he not feel helpless? He is (perhaps) taking nec...

कच्चिन्न दीन स्सम्भ्रान्तः कार्येषु न च मुह्यति। कच्चित्पुरुषकार्याणि कुरुते नृपतेस्सुतः।।5.36.16।।

"I suppose prince Rama is not too depressed or perplexed to attend to his work. He will (perhaps) be...

द्विविधं त्रिविधोपायमुपायमपि सेवते। विजिगीषुस्सुहृत्कच्चिन्मित्रेषु च परन्तपः।।5.36.17।।

"Tell me if Rama, scorcher of enemies, desirous of victory is following a two-fold policy (confronta...

कच्चिन्मित्राणि लभते मित्रैश्चाप्यभिगम्यते। कच्चित्कल्याणमित्त्रश्च मित्रत्त्रैश्चापि पुरस्कृतः।।5.3...

"I hope he is making new friends, who desire his friendship. Hopefully, Rama is well honoured by hi...

कच्चिदाशास्ति देवानां प्रसादं पार्थिवात्मजः। कच्चित्पुरुषकारं च दैवं च प्रतिपद्यते।।5.36.19।।

"Does the prince ever seek the blessings of gods or fall back upon personal effort as well as provid...

कच्चिन्न विगतस्नेहः प्रवासान्मयि राघवः। कच्चिन्मां व्यसनादस्मान्मोक्षयिष्यति वानर।।5.36.20।।

"I hope Rama is not devoid of love towards me by my separation. O Vanara, hope he will liberate me ...

सुखानामुचितो नित्यमसुखानामनौचितः। दुःखमुत्तरमासाद्य कच्चिद्रामो न सीदति।।5.36.21।।

"I hope Rama who deserves happiness and not suffering has not become depressed now , having experien...

कौसल्यायास्तथा कच्चित्सुमित्रायास्तथैव च। अभीक्ष्णं श्रूयते कच्चित्कुशलं भरतस्य च।।5.36.22।।

"I hope he regularly receives news about the welfare of Kausalya, Sumitra and Bharata.

मन्निमित्तेन मानार्हः कच्चिच्छोकेन राघवः। कच्चिन्नान्यमना रामः कच्चिन्मां तारयिष्यति।।5.36.23।।

"I hope respectable Rama is not too absentminded for being immersed in sorrow on my account. Hope he...

कच्चिदक्षौहिणीं भीमां भरतो भ्रातृवत्सलः। ध्वजिनीं मन्त्रिभिर्गुप्तां प्रेषयिष्यति मत्कृते।।5.36.24।।

"Will Bharata, the devoted brother, send his formidable army of one akshavhini protected by minister...

वानराधिपतिश्शीमान्सुग्रीवः कच्चिदेष्यति। मत्कृते हरिभिर्वीरैर्वृतो दन्तनखायुधैः।।5.36.25।।

"I trust that the illustrious Sugriva surrounded by valiant vanaras who use their teeth and nails a...

कच्चिच्छ लक्ष्मणश्शूरस्सुमित्रानन्दवर्धनः। अस्त्रविच्छरजालेन राक्षसान्विधमिष्यति।।5.36.26।।

"Hope heroic Lakshmana, enhancer of the joy of Sumitra, who has mastered the use of weapons will blo...

रौद्रेण कच्चिदस्त्रेण ज्वलता निहतं रणे। द्रक्ष्याम्यल्पेन कालेन रावणं ससुहृज्जनम्।।5.36.27।।

"Can I hope to see Ravana and his relatives slain in the battle by fiery weapons in a short time?

कच्चिन्न तद्धेमसमानवर्णं तस्याननं पद्मसमानगन्धि। मया विना शुष्यति शोकदीनं जलक्षये पद्ममिवातपेन।।5.36...

"Hope, Rama's moonlike face without me with its golden complexion and lotus fragrance must not have ...

धर्मापदेशात्त्यजतश्च राज्यं मां चाप्यरण्यं नयतः पदातिम्। नासीद्व्यथा यस्य न भीर्न शोकः कच्चित्स धैर्...

"Rama has given up sovereignty for the sake of establishing righteousness and led me into the forest...

न चास्य माता न पिता च नान्यः स्नेहाद्विशिष्टोऽस्ति मया समो वा। तावत्त्वहं दूत जिजीविषेयं यावत्प्रवृत...

"His love for me is superior to his love for his father, mother or any one else. O messenger, I wish...

इतीव देवी वचनं महार्थं तं वानरेन्द्रं मधुरार्थमुक्त्वा। श्रोतुं पुनस्तस्य वचोऽभिरामं रामार्थयुक्तं व...

The godlike lady, having spoken to the vanara leader in a very meaningful and sweet manner about her...

सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा मारुतिर्भीमविक्रमः। शिरस्यञ्जलिमाधाय वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रवीत्।।5.36.32।।

Having heard Sita, Hanuman endowed with fearsome power placed his folded hands on his head and said ...

न त्वामिहस्थां जानीते रामः कमललोचने। तेन त्वां नानयत्याशु शचीमिव पुरन्दरः।।5.36.33।।

"O lotuseyed one Rama knows not that you are here. Therefore he has not taken you away immediately a...

श्रुत्वैव तु वचो मह्यं क्षिप्रमेष्यति राघवः। चमूं प्रकर्षन्महतीं हर्यृक्षगणसङ्कुलाम्।।5.36.34।।

"As soon as he hears your words from me, Rama will reach (here), leading a huge army of powerful tro...

विष्टम्भयित्वा बाणौघैरक्षोभ्यं वरुणालयम्। करिष्यति पुरीं लङ्कां काकुत्स्थः शान्तराक्षसाम्।।5.36.35।।

"Kakutstha Rama will still the imperturbable abode of Varuna (ocean) by the torrent of his arrows an...

तत्र यद्यन्तरा मृत्युर्यदि देवास्सहासुराः। स्थास्यन्ति पथि रामस्य स तानपि वधिष्यति।।5.36.36।।

"Thereafter, whoever comes Rama's way, be it gods or demons or even death or any one else he will ...

तवादर्शनजेनार्ये शोकेन स परिप्लुतः। न शर्म लभते रामस्सिंहार्दित इव द्विपः।।5.36.37।।

"O noble lady not being able to see you, Rama is immersed in an ocean of sorrow, he has no solace li...

मलयेन च विन्ध्येन मेरुणा मन्दरेण च। दर्दुरेण च ते देवि शपे मूलफलेन च।।5.36.38।। यथा सुनयनं वल्गु बिम...

"O Sita I swear in the name of mountains like Malaya, Vindhya, Meru, and Dardura (the abodes of monk...

मलयेन च विन्ध्येन मेरुणा मन्दरेण च। दर्दुरेण च ते देवि शपे मूलफलेन च।।5.36.38।। यथा सुनयनं वल्गु बिम...

"O Sita I swear in the name of mountains like Malaya, Vindhya, Meru, and Dardura (the abodes of monk...

क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि वैदेहि रामं प्रस्रवणे गिरौ। शतक्रतुमिवासीनं नागराजस्य मूर्धनि।।5.36.40।।

"O Vaidehi, you will soon see Rama seated on the Prasravana mountain just as Indra (who performed a ...

न मांसं राघवो भुङक्ते न चाऽपि मधु सेवते। वन्यं सुविहितं नित्यं भक्तमश्नाति पञ्चमम्।।5.36.41।।

"Rama is not eating meat, nor drinking wine. He takes only the one fifth of a meal (sanctioned for a...

नैव दंशान्न मशकान्न कीटान्न सरीसृपान्। राघवोऽपनयेद्गात्रात्त्वद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।।5.36.42।।

"Since you left, Rama has been always thinking sincerely of you, no longer drives away flies or mosq...

नित्यं ध्यानपरो रामो नित्यं शोकपरायणः। नान्यच्चिन्तयते किञ्चित्स तु कामवशं गतः।।5.36.43।।

"Rama is always lost in thought. He is totally given to grief. Absorbed in love for you, he thinks o...

अनिद्रस्सततं रामस्सुप्तोऽपि च नरोत्तमः। सीतेति मधुरां वाणीं व्याहरन्प्रतिबुध्यते।।5.36.44।।

"Rama, the best of men never goes to sleep and even if he drops off to sleep he mutters 'Sita, Sita'...

दृष्ट्वा फलं वा पुष्पं वा यद्वाऽन्यत्सुमनोहरम्। बहुशो हा प्रियेत्येवं श्वसंस्त्वामभिभाषते।।5.36.45।।

"Sighing deeply whenever Rama sees a fruit or a flower or any such delightful thing, he remembers yo...

स देवि नित्यं परितप्यमान स्त्वामेव सीतेत्यभिभाषमाणः। धृतव्रतो राजसुतो महात्मा तवैव लाभाय कृतप्रयत्नः...

"O divine lady prince Rama is ceaselessly suffering. He keeps talking to you in air. The determined ...

सा रामसङ्कीर्तनवीतशोका रामस्य शोकेन समानशोका। शरन्मुखे साम्बुदशेषचन्द्रा निशेव वैदेहसुता बभूव।।5.36....

Her sorrow was mitigated by references made by Hanuman about Rama.She felt equally sad when she hear...