Sarga 56

उपविष्टास्तु ते सर्वे यस्मिन्प्रायं गिरिस्थले। हरयो गृध्रराजश्च तं देशमुपचक्रमे।।4.56.1।। सम्पातिर्न...

While the monkeys were preparing to fast unto death on the plateau of the mountain, Sampati, the pro...

उपविष्टास्तु ते सर्वे यस्मिन्प्रायं गिरिस्थले। हरयो गृध्रराजश्च तं देशमुपचक्रमे।।4.56.1।। सम्पातिर्न...

While the monkeys were preparing to fast unto death on the plateau of the mountain, Sampati, the pro...

कन्दरादभिनिष्क्रम्य स विन्ध्यस्य महागिरेः। उपविष्टान्हरीन्दृष्ट्वा हृष्टात्मा गिरमब्रवीत्।।4.56.3।।

Coming out of the cave of the great mount Vindhya, Sampati was glad to see the monkeys seated there ...

विधिः किल नरं लोके विधानेनानुवर्तते। यथाऽयं विहितो भक्ष्यश्चिरान्मह्यमुपागतः।।4.56.4।।

'Destiny rules the world of men in accordance with a divine arrangement. Or else, it would not have ...

परम्पराणां भक्षिष्ये वानराणां मृतं मृतम्। उवाचेदं वचः पक्षी तान्निरीक्ष्य प्लवङ्गमान्।।4.56.5।।

Looking at them, the vulture continued, 'I will eat these monkeys one after the other as and when th...

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा भक्ष्यलुब्धस्य पक्षिणः। अङ्गदः परमायस्तो हनूमन्तमथाब्रवीत्।।4.56.6।।

Hearing the words of the vulture greedily waiting for food, deeply dejected Angada spoke to Hanuman:

पश्य सीतापदेशेन साक्षाद्वैवस्वतो यमः। इमं देशमनुप्राप्तो वानराणां विपत्तये।।4.56.7।।

'See, Yama, son of Vaivasvata, has arrived here in person to destroy the monkeys in the name of Sit...

रामस्य न कृतं कार्यं राज्ञो न च वचः कृतम्। हरीणामियमज्ञाता विपत्तिस्सहसागता।।4.56.8।।

'Rama's task has not been performed. Sugriva's order has not been excuted. And (now) suddenly this c...

वैदेह्याः प्रियकामेन कृतं कर्म जटायुषा। गृध्राराजेन यत्तत्र श्रुतं वस्तदशेषतः।।4.56.9।।

'We have heard in detail about the task accomplished by Jatayu, the king of vultures, in order to pl...

तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि तिर्यग्योनिगतान्यपि। प्रियं कुर्वन्ति रामस्य त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्यथा वयम्।।4.56.10।...

अन्योऽन्यमुपकुर्वन्ति स्नेहकारुण्ययन्त्रिताः। तेन तस्योपकारार्थं त्यजताऽत्मानमात्मना।।4.56.11।।

'Bound by friendship and compassion each one helps the other. In fact, Jatayu did this by giving up...

प्रियं कृतं हि रामस्य धर्मज्ञेन जटायुषा। राघवार्थे परिश्रान्ता वयं सन्त्यक्तजीविताः।।4.56.12।। कान्त...

'Jatayu, the knower of dharma, has laid down his life for the wellbeing of Rama. We are exhausted in...

स सुखी गृध्रराजस्तु रावणेन हतो रणे।।4.56.13।। मुक्तश्च सुग्रीवभयाद्गतश्च परमां गतिम्।

'The king of vultures was slain by Ravana in a combat. He attained supreme status. He had no fear fo...

जटायुषो विनाशेन राज्ञो दशरथस्य च।।4.56.14।। हरणेन च वैदेह्या स्संशयं हरयो गताः।

'The survival of monkeys has become doubtful due to the death of Jatayu, death of king Dasaratha an...

रामलक्ष्मणयोर्वासश्च अरण्ये सह सीतया।।4.56.15।। राघवस्य च बाणेन वालिनश्च तथा वधः। रामकोपादशेषाणां रक...

'The exile of Rama and Lakshmana into the forest along with Sita, so also the death of Vali and of t...

रामलक्ष्मणयोर्वासश्च अरण्ये सह सीतया।।4.56.15।। राघवस्य च बाणेन वालिनश्च तथा वधः। रामकोपादशेषाणां रक...

'The exile of Rama and Lakshmana into the forest along with Sita, so also the death of Vali and of t...

तदसुखमनुकीर्तितं वचो भुवि पतितांश्च समीक्ष्य वानरान्। भृशचलितमतिर्महामतिः कृपणमुदाहृतवान् स गृध्रराट...

The wise king of vultures was shaken up mentally on seeing the monkeys lying on the ground and heari...