स पितुः प्रियमन्विच्छन्सहभार्यः सहानुजः। सधनुर्धन्विनांश्रेष्ठो दण्डकारण्यमाश्रितः
Seeking his father's pleasure, together with his wife and younger brother, that best of archers took refuge in the Dandaka forest.
तस्य भार्या जनस्थानाच्छलेनापहृता बलात्। राक्षसेन्द्रेण बलिना रावणेन दुरात्मना
His wife was deceitfully and violently abducted from Janasthana by the powerful and wicked king of the Rakshasas, Ravana.
सुवर्णरत्नचित्रेण मृगरूपेण रक्षसा। वञ्चयित्वा नरव्याघ्रं मारीचेन तदाऽनघ
By the demon Maricha, taking the form of a deer adorned with gold and gems, the tiger among men was deceived, O sinless one.
हृतदारः सह भ्रात्रा पत्नीं मार्गन्स राघवः। दृष्टवाञ्शैलशिखरे सुग्रीवं वानरर्षभम्
Having lost his wife, Raghava, searching for her with his brother, saw Sugriva, the foremost of monkeys, on a mountain peak.
तेन तस्याभवत्सख्यं राघवस्य महात्मनः। स हत्वा वालिनं राज्ये सुग्रीवं प्रत्यपादयत्
With him, the great-souled Raghava formed a friendship; he slew Vali and restored Sugriva to the kingdom.
स राज्यं प्राप्य सुग्रीवः सीतायाः परिमार्गणे। वानरान्प्रेषयामास शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
Having gained the kingdom, Sugriva sent out monkeys by the hundreds and thousands to search for Sita.
ततो वानरकोटीभिः सहितोऽहं नरर्षभ। सीतां मार्गन्महाबाहो प्रस्थितो दक्षिणां दिशम्
Then, O bull among men, accompanied by millions of monkeys, I, mighty-armed, set out to the southern quarter to search for Sita.
ततः प्रवृत्तिः सीताया गृध्रेण सुमहात्मना। संपातिना समाख्याता रावणस्य निवेशने
Then, the great-souled vulture Sampati told us the news of Sita, that she was in Ravana's abode.
ततोऽहं कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थं रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः। शतयोजनविस्तारमर्णवं सहसा प्लुतः
Then, to accomplish Rama's purpose, whose deeds are flawless, I leapt at once across the ocean, a hundred yojanas wide.
अहं स्ववीर्यादुत्तीर्य सागरं मकरालयम्। सुतां जनकराजस्य सीतां सुररसुतोपमाम्
By my own strength I crossed the ocean, abode of makaras, and saw Sita, daughter of King Janaka, equal to the daughters of the gods.
दृष्टवान्भरतश्रेष्ठ रावणस्य निवेशने। समेत्य तामहं देवीं वैदेहीं राघवप्रियाम्
O best of the Bharatas, I saw in Ravana's palace the goddess Vaidehi, dear to Raghava, and met with her.
दग्ध्वा लङ्कामशेषेण सादृप्राकारतोरणाम्। प्रत्यागतश्चास्य पुनर्नाम तत्रप्रकाश्य वै
Having burned Lanka completely, along with its walls and gates, I returned and openly announced my name there.
मद्वाक्यं चावधार्याशु रामो राजीवलोचनः। अबद्धपूर्वमन्यैश्च बद्ध्वा सेतुं महोदधौ। वृतो वानरकोटीभिः समुत्तीर्णो महार्णवम्
Rama, lotus-eyed, quickly understood my words, and, building a bridge across the great ocean—something never done by others before—crossed over, surrounded by millions of monkeys.
ततो ररामेण वीर्येण हत्वा तान्सर्वराक्षसान्। रणे तु राक्षसगणं रावणं लोकरावणम्
Then, by Rama's valor, all the rakshasas were slain in battle, including Ravana, the terror of the worlds, along with his hosts.
निशाचरेनद्रं हत्वा तु सभ्रातृसुतबान्धवम्। राज्येऽभिषिच्य लङ्कायां राक्षसेन्द्रं विभीषणम्
After killing the lord of the night-walkers, together with his brothers, sons, and kinsmen, Rama installed Vibhishana, the king of the rakshasas, on the throne of Lanka.
धार्मिकं भक्तिमन्तं च भक्तानुगतवत्सलः। प्रत्याहृत्य ततः सीतां नष्टां वेदश्रुतिं यथा
Rama, who cherishes the devoted and is devoted to the virtuous, then recovered Sita, who had been lost, just as one recovers the lost Vedic revelation.
तयैव सहितः साध्व्या पत्न्या रामो महायशाः। गत्वा ततोऽतित्वरितः स्वां पुरीं रघुनन्दनः। अध्यावसत्ततोऽयोध्यामयोध्यां द्विषतां प्रभुः
With that virtuous wife, the illustrious Rama, son of Raghu, swiftly returned to his own city and then ruled Ayodhya, unconquered by his enemies.
ततः प्रतिष्ठितो राज्ये रामो नृपतिसत्तमः। वरं मया याचितोऽसौ रामो राजीवलोचनः
Then Rama, the best of kings, was established in the kingdom. I asked Rama, lotus-eyed, for a boon.
यावद्रामकथेयं ते भवेल्लोकेषु शत्रुहन्। तावज्जीवेयमित्येवं तथाऽस्त्विति च सोब्रवीत्
As long as this story of Rama endures among people, O destroyer of foes, so long may I live—thus I asked, and so he granted.
सीताप्रसादाच्च सदा मामिहस्थमरिंदम। उपतिष्ठन्ति दिव्या हि भोगा भीम यथेप्सिताः
And by Sita's grace, O subduer of enemies, divine enjoyments, as desired, always come to me here.
दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च। राज्यं कारितवान्रामस्ततः स्वभवनं गतः
Rama ruled the kingdom for ten thousand years and ten hundred years, and then he went to his own abode.
तदिहाप्सरसस्तात गन्धर्वाश्च सदाऽनघ। तस्य वीरस्य चरितं गायन्त्यो रमयन्ति माम्
Here, O sinless one, the Apsaras and Gandharvas always delight me, singing the deeds of that heroic one.
अयं च मार्गो मर्त्यानामगम्यः कुरुनन्दन। ततोऽहं रुद्धवान्मार्गं तवेमं देवसेवितम्
And this path, O joy of the Kurus, is inaccessible to mortals; therefore I have blocked this way, which is honored by the gods, for you.
त्वामनेन पथा यान्तं यक्षो वा राक्षसोपि वा'। धर्षयेद्वा शपेद्वाऽपि मा कश्चिदिति भारत
O Bharata, as you travel this path, let no yaksha or rakshasa dare to attack or curse you.
दिव्यो देवपथो ह्येष नात्र गच्छन्ति मानुषाः। यदर्थमागतश्चासि अत एव सरश्च तत्
This is a divine path of the gods; humans do not go here. It is for this reason you have come, and therefore this lake is here.
पूर्वरूपमदृष्ट्वा ते न यास्यामि कथंचन। यदि तेऽहमनुग्राह्यो दर्शयात्मानमात्मना
Without seeing your former form, I will not go any further; if I am worthy of your favor, show yourself to me as you truly are.
एवमुक्तस्तु भीमेन स्मितं कृत्वा प्लवंगमः। तद्रूपं दर्शयामास यद्वै सागरलङ्घने
Thus addressed by Bhima, the monkey, with a smile, showed that very form which he had assumed when leaping over the ocean.
भ्रातुः प्रियमभीप्सन्वै चकार सुमहद्वपुः। `तद्रूपं यत्पुरा तस्य बभूवोदधिलङ्घने
Desiring to please his brother, he assumed a vast body—the very form he once had when crossing the sea.
देहस्तस्य ततोऽतीव वर्धत्यायामविस्तरैः। सद्रुमं कदलीषण्डं छादयन्नमितद्युतिः
Then his body grew exceedingly, expanding in height and breadth, its radiant form covering the grove of banana trees along with their trunks.
गिरिश्चोच्छ्रयमाक्रम्य तस्थौ तत्र च वानरः। समुच्छ्रितमहाकायो द्वितीय इव पर्वतः
The monkey, ascending the height of the mountain, stood there, his great body towering up like a second mountain.