Sarga 39

मणिं दत्त्वा ततः सीता हनूमन्तमथाब्रवीत्। अभिज्ञानमभिज्ञातमेतद्रामस्य तत्त्वतः।।5.39.1।।

Sita gave the jewel to Hanuman and said, "This signet ornament is known to Rama very well". Note: S...

मणिं तु दृष्ट्वा रामो वै त्रयाणां संस्मरिष्यति। वीरो जनन्या मम च राज्ञो दशरथस्य च।।5.39.2।।

"Seeing this jewel,Rama will recall three of us, my mother, myself and the king Dasaratha" (as this ...

स भूयस्त्वं समुत्साहे चोदितो हरिसत्तम। अस्मिन्कार्यसमारम्भे प्रचिन्तय यदुत्तरम्।।5.39.3।।

"Great Hanuman you are enthused now. You may think over the future course of action.

त्वमस्मिन्कार्यनिर्योगे प्रमाणं हरिसत्तम। हनुमन्यत्नमास्थाय दुःखक्षयकरो भव।।5.39.4।। तस्य चिन्तयतो य...

"O best of monkeys it is your responsibility to carry out this task. O Hanuman think carefully of t...

स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय मारुतिर्भीमविक्रमः।।5.39.5।। शिरसा वन्ध्य वैदेहीं गमनायोपचक्रमे।

Hanuman possessed with fierce valour said to Vaidehi, 'so be it' and bowed his head, and offered sal...

ज्ञात्वा सम्प्रस्थितं देवी वानरं मारुतात्मजम्।।5.39.6।। बाष्पगद्गदया वाचा मैथिली वाक्यमब्रवीत्।

The noble lady, Sita, having been fully convinced about Hanuman and realising that he is about to st...

कुशलं हनुमन्ब्रूयाः सहितौ रामलक्ष्मणौ।।5.39.7।। सुग्रीवं च सहामात्यं वृद्धान् सर्वांश्च वानरान्। ब्र...

"O Hanuman the great communicate my welfare to both Rama and Lakshmana, to Sugriva, his ministers, ...

कुशलं हनुमन्ब्रूयाः सहितौ रामलक्ष्मणौ।।5.39.7।। सुग्रीवं च सहामात्यं वृद्धान् सर्वांश्च वानरान्। ब्र...

"O Hanuman the great communicate my welfare to both Rama and Lakshmana, to Sugriva, his ministers, ...

यथा स च महाबाहुर्मां तारयति राघवः। अस्माद्धुःखाम्बुसंरोधात्त्वं समाधातुमर्हसि।।5.39.9।।

"You must pacify the strongarmed Rama in a manner by which he will help me to cross the ocean of gri...

जीवन्तीं मां यथा रामः सम्भावयति कीर्तिमान्। तत्तथा हनुमन्वाच्यं वाचा धर्ममवाप्नुहि।।5.39.10।।

"Let the illustrious Rama take me alive. Help me with your (persuasive) words and you will acquire m...

नित्यमुत्साहयुक्ताश्च वाचश्रुत्वा त्वयेरिताः। वर्धिष्यते दाशरथेः पौरुषं मदवाप्तये।।5.39.11।।

"On hearing your ever spirited words his manliness to get me back will be charged.

मत्सन्देशयुता वाचस्त्वत्तश्श्रुत्वा च राघवः। पराक्रमविधिं वीरो विधिवत्संविधास्यति।।5.39.12।।

सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः। शिरस्यञ्जलिमाधाय वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रवीत्।।5.39.13।।

"Having heard Sita's words, Hanuman, son of Maruta, placed his folded palms over his head in reveren...

क्षिप्रमेष्यति काकुत्स्थो हार्यृक्षप्रवरैर्वृतः। यस्ते युधि विजित्यारीन्शोकं व्यपनयिष्यति।।5.39.14।।

"Kakutstha Rama, accompanied by vanaras and bears will reach here soon and conquer the enemies in wa...

न हि पश्यामि मर्त्येषु नासुरेषु सुरेषु वा। यस्तस्य क्षिपतो बाणान्स्थातुमुत्सहतेऽग्रतः।।5.39.15।।

"I do not see any one among humans or demons or even among gods who can face his arrows when release...

अप्यर्कमपि पर्जन्यमपि वैवस्वतं यमम्। स हि सोढुं रणे शक्तस्तव हेतोर्विशेषतः।।5.39.16।।

"Indeed, Rama is capable of conquering even the Sungod, or the raingod or Yama (the son of the Sun) ...

स हि सागरपर्यन्तां महीं शासितुमीहति। त्वन्निमित्तो हि रामस्य जयो जनकनन्दिनि।।5.39.17।।

"Rama is fit to rule the entire earth surrounded by the ocean. O delight of Janaka he will succeed i...

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सम्यक्सत्यं सुभाषितम्। जानकी बहुमेनेऽथ वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्।।5.39.18।।

On hearing the truthful, proper, pleasing words by Hanuman whom she held in great esteem, Sita said ...

ततस्तं प्रस्थितं सीता वीक्षमाणा पुनः पुनः। भर्तृस्नेहान्वितं वाक्यं सौहार्दादनुमानयत्।।5.39.19।।

Sita again and again looked at Hanuman who was about to start. She made him understand her words con...

यदि वा मन्यसे वीर वसैकाहमरिन्दम। कस्मिंश्चित्संवृते देशे विश्रान्तःश्वो गमिष्यसि।।5.39.20।।

"O destroyer of enemies if you think of halting for a day you may do so in a solitary location and l...

मम चेदल्पभाग्याया सान्निध्यात्तव वानर। अस्य शोकस्य महतो मुहूर्तं मोक्षणं भवेत्।।5.39.21।।

"Your presence will relieve me of my suffering, if you stay here for a while.

गते हि हरिशार्दूल पुनरागमनाय तु। प्राणानामपि सन्देहो मम स्यान्नात्र संशयः।।5.39.22।।

"O tiger among vanaras if you leave this place to come again, my life will be uncertain, (if your co...

तवादर्शनजः शोको भूयो मां परितापयेत्। दुःखाद्धुःखपरामृष्टां दीपयन्निव वानर।।5.39.23।।

"My agony would be increased further by not seeing you. It would be inflamming my agony and I would ...

अयं च वीर सन्देहस्तिष्ठतीव ममाग्रतः। सुमहांस्त्वत्सहायेषु हर्यृक्षेषु हरीश्वरः।।5.39.24।।

"O heroic chief of vanaras I am doubtful as to whether vanaras and bears can extend help?

कथं नु खलु दुष्पारं तरिष्यन्ति महोदधिम्। तानि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानि तौ वा नरवरात्मजौ।।5.39.25।।

"How can the army of vanaras and bears, for that matter, princes Rama and Lakshmana negotiate the oc...

त्रयाणामेव भूतानां सागरस्यास्य लङ्घने। शक्तिस्स्याद्वैनतेयस्य तव वा मारुतस्य वा।।5.39.26।।

"It is only three beings who have the capacity to leap over this ocean. Garuda, or you or the Windgo...

तदस्मिन्कार्यनिर्योगे वीरैवं दुरतिक्रमे। किं पश्यसि समाधानं त्वं हि कार्यविदां वरः।।5.39.27।।

"What means do you, being the foremost hero among the three who are capable performing this difficul...

काममस्य त्वमेवैकः कार्यस्य परिसाधने। पर्याप्तः परवीरघ्न यशस्यस्ते फलोदयः।।5.39.28।।

"O slayer of enemy heroes if you alone can accomplish this task the fame of doing this will be yours...

बलैस्समग्रैर्यदि मां रावणं जित्य संयुगे। विजयी स्वपुरं यायात्तत्तस्य सदृशं भवेत्।।5.39.29।।

"It would be worthy of Rama if he with his entire army emerges victorious over Ravana in a battle an...

शरैस्तु सङ्कुलां कृत्वा लङ्कां परबलार्दनः। मां नयेद्यदि काकुत्स्थः तत्तस्य सदृशं भवेत्।।5.39.30।।

"If Kakutstha (Rama), slayer of the enemy army fills the entire Lanka with his arrows and takes me, ...

तद्यथा तस्य विक्रान्तमनुरूपं महात्मनः। भवेदाहवशूरस्य तथा त्वमुपपादय।।5.39.31।।

"You may make arrangement in such a manner that, that great self, the hero in war makes his victorio...

तदर्थोपहितं वाक्यं प्रश्रितं हेतुसंहितम्। निशम्य हनुमान्शेषं वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रवीत्।।5.39.32।।

Having heard the meaningful, courteous and logical words of Sita, Hanuman replied:

देवि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानामीश्वरः प्लवतां वरः। सुग्रीवस्सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तवार्थे कृतनिश्चयः।।5.39.33।।

"O Devi the lord of monkeys, Sugriva heads the army of vanaras and bears. He is richly endowed with ...

स वानरसहस्राणां कोटीभिरभिसंवृतः। क्षिप्रमेष्यति वैदेहि राक्षसानां निबर्हणः।।5.39.34।।

"O Vaidehi Sugriva will reach this place with thousands of crores of vanaras very soon and would kil...

तस्य विक्रमसम्पन्नास्सत्त्ववन्तो महाबलाः। मनस्सङ्कल्पसम्पाता निदेशे हरयः स्थिताः।।5.39.35।।

"Valiant, virtuous and powerful vanaras who can leap with the speed of mind are awaiting orders (of ...

येषां नोपरि नाधस्तान्न तिर्यक्सज्जते गतिः। न च कर्मसु सीदन्ति महत्स्वमिततेजसः।।5.39.36।।

"Their course cannot be impeded either upward, or downward or right or left. They are indeed very b...

असकृत्तैर्महोत्साहैस्ससागरधराधरा। प्रदक्षिणीकृता भूमिर्वायुमार्गानुसारिभिः।।5.39.37।।

"They have often circumambulated the earth including its oceans and mountains through the aerial pat...

मद्विशिष्टाश्च तुल्याश्च सन्ति तत्र वनौकसः। मत्तः प्रत्यवरः कश्चिन्नास्ति सुग्रीवसन्निधौ।।5.39.38।।

"The vanaras under Sugriva who move in the forest are more powerful than me or equal to me. None is ...

अहं तावदिह प्राप्तः किं पुनस्ते महाबलाः। न हि प्रकृष्टाः प्रेष्यन्ते प्रेष्यन्ते हीतरे जनाः।।5.39.39...

"If I have managed to come here, why not the other powerful ones? The superior leaders are not sent ...

तदलं परितापेन देवि शोको व्यपैतु ते। एकोत्पातेन ते लङ्कामेष्यन्ति हरियूथपाः।।5.39.40।।

"O noble lady therefore, give up your agony. Enough of your lamentation. The monkey troops will reac...

मम पृष्ठगतौ तौ च चन्द्रसूर्याविवोदितौ। त्वत्सकाशं महासत्त्वौ नृसिंहावागमिष्यतः।।5.39.41।।

"Both the valiant Rama and Lakshmana, lions among men, looking brilliant like Sun and Moon will come...

ततो वीरौ नरवरौ सहितौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। आगम्य नगरीं लङ्कां सायकैर्विधमिष्यतः।।5.39.42।।

"Both the heroes, Rama and Lakshmana will come and blow up the city of Lanka with their unfailing ar...

सगणं रावणं हत्त्वा राघवो रघुनन्दनः। त्वामादाय वरारोहे स्वपुरीं प्रतियास्यति।।5.39.43।।

"O beautiful lady Raghava, the delight of the Raghu race would kill Ravana and his kins and return w...

तदाश्वसिहि भद्रं ते भव त्वं कालकाङ्क्षिणी। नचिराद्द्रक्ष्यसे रामं प्रज्वलन्तमिवानलम्।।5.39.44।।

"Therefore, count the days and rest assured. Let it be auspicious to you. You will shortly see Rama ...

निहते राक्षसेन्द्रेऽस्मिन्सपुत्रामात्यबान्धवे। त्वं समेष्वसि रामेण शशाङ्केनेव रोहिणी।।5.39.45।।

"When Ravana is slain, with his sons, ministers and kith and kin, you will reunite with Rama as Rohi...

क्षिप्रं त्वं देवि शोकस्य पारं यास्यसि मैथिलि। रावणं चैव रामेण निहतं द्रक्ष्यसेऽचिरात्।।5.39.46।।

"O queen Mythili you come to the end of your sorrow and will soon see Ravana killed by Rama".

एवमाश्वास्य वैदेहीं हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः। गमनाय मतिं कृत्वा वैदेहीं पुनरब्रवीत्।।5.39.47।।

Having thus consoled Vaidehi, Hanuman, son of the Windgod resolved to depart. Once again he spoke to...

तमरिघ्नं कृतात्मानं क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि राघवम्। लक्ष्मणं च धनुष्पाणिं लङ्काद्वारमुपागतम्।।5.39.48।।

"Very soon you would see the slayer of foes, who is an accomplished wielder of the bow (Rama) along ...

नखदंष्ट्रायुधान्वीरान्सिम्हशार्दूलविक्रमान्। वानरान्वारणेन्द्राभान्क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि सङ्गतान्।।5.3...

"You will soon see heroic vanaras whose weapons are their teeth, who are like lion and tiger in thei...

शैलाम्बुदनिकाशानां लङ्कामलयसानुषु। नर्दतां कपिमुख्यानामार्ये यूधान्यनेकशः।।5.39.50।।

"O respectable lady you would see many troops of vanara chiefs who resemble clouds hovering on the m...

स तु मर्मणि घोरेण ताडितो मन्मथेषुणा। न शर्म लभते रामस्सिंहार्धित इव द्विपः।।5.39.51।।

"Rama is tormented by the dreadful arrows of the god of love pierced into vitals, like an elephant h...

मा रुदो देवि शोकेन माभूत्ते मनसोऽप्रियम्। शचीव पत्या शक्रेण भर्त्रा नाथवती ह्यसि।।5.39.52।।

"O devi weep no more.Entertain no unpleasant thoughts.You have a great husband, just as Sachi has he...

रामाद्विशिष्टः कोऽन्योऽस्ति कश्चित्सौमित्रिणा समः। अग्निमारुतकल्पौ तौ भ्रातरौ तव संश्रयौ।।5.39.53।।

"Who is superior to Rama? Who is equal to Lakshmana? Both the brothers are like Fire and Wind. They ...

नास्मिंश्चिरं वत्स्यसि देवि देशे रक्षोगणैरध्युषितेऽतिरौद्रे। न ते चिरादामगमनं प्रियस्य क्षमस्व मत्सङ...

"O noble lady You will not stay longer in this country, which is a strong hold of hosts of demons an...