Agni Purana

उवाच मां यथा रामो नयेच्छीघ्रं तथा कुरु। काकाक्षिपातनकथाम्प्रतियाहि हि शोकह

She said to me, 'As Rama would quickly rescue me, so do; recount the story of the crow's attack, and go, O remover of sorrow.'

मणिं कथां गृहीत्वाह हनूमान्नेष्यते पतिः । अथवा ते त्वारा काचित् पृष्ठमारुह मे शुभे

Taking the jewel and the story, Hanuman said, 'Your husband will come'; or some woman, O auspicious one, may climb onto my back.

अद्य त्वां दर्शयिष्यामि ससुग्रीवञ्च राघवम् । सीताऽब्रवलीद्धनूमन्तं नयतां मां हि राघवः

Today I will show you, along with Sugriva, to Raghava; Sita spoke, 'Lead me to Raghava, O Hanuman.'

हनूमान् स दशग्रीवदर्शनोपायमाकरोत्। वनं बभञ्च तत्पालान् हत्वा दन्तनखादिभिः

Hanuman devised a means to see Dasagriva; he destroyed the forest, slaying its guards with his teeth, nails, and so on.

हत्वा तु किङ्करान् सर्वान् सप्त मन्त्रिसुतानपि। पुत्रमक्षं कुमारञ्च शक्रजिच्चबबन्ध तम्

Having slain all the Kinkaras and the seven sons of ministers, he bound Aksha, the prince, whom Indra had conquered.

नागपाशेन पिङ्गाक्षं दर्शयामास रावणम्। उवाच रावणः कस्त्वं मारुतिः प्राह रावणम्

With the serpent noose, he showed Ravana, whose eyes were tawny. Ravana spoke: 'Who are you?' Hanuman replied to Ravana.

रामदूतो राघवाय सीतां देहि मरिष्यसि। रामबाणैर्हतः सार्द्धं लङ्कास्थै राक्षसैर्ध्रुवम्

'I am Rama’s messenger. Give Sita to Raghava, or you will die. Surely, you and the demons of Lanka will be slain by Rama’s arrows.'

रावणो हन्तुमुद्युक्तो विभीषणनिवारितः। दीपयामास लाङ्गूलं दीप्तपुच्छः स मारुतिः

Ravana, intent on killing him, was restrained by Vibhishana. Hanuman’s tail was set alight, and he became one with a blazing tail.

दग्ध्वा लङ्कां राक्षसाश्च दृष्ट्वा सीतां प्रणम्य ताम। समुद्रपारमागम्य दृष्ट्वा सीतेति चाब्रवीत्

After burning Lanka and the demons, seeing Sita and bowing to her, he crossed the ocean and said, 'I have seen Sita.'

अङ्गदादीनङ्गदाद्यैः पीत्वा मधुवने मधु। जित्वा दधिमुखादींश्च दृष्ट्वा तेऽब्रवन्

Angada and the others, led by Angada, drank honey in the honey grove. After defeating Dadhimukha and the rest, they said,

दृष्टा सीतेति रामोऽपि हृष्टः पप्रच्छ मारुतिम्। कथं दृष्टा त्वया सीता किमुवाच च माम्प्रति

‘Sita has been seen,’ and Rama, delighted, asked Hanuman: 'How did you see Sita? What did she say to me?'

सीताकथामृतेनैव सिञ्च मां कामवह्निगम्। हनूमानब्रवोद्रामं लङ्घयित्वाऽब्धिमागतः

‘Sprinkle me with the nectar of Sita’s story, born from the fire of desire.’ Hanuman said to Rama: 'I crossed the ocean and came.'

सीतां दृष्ठ्वा पुरीं दग्ध्वा सीतामणिं गृहाण वै। हत्वा त्वं रावणं सीतां प्रास्यसे राम मा शुचः

'Having seen Sita and burned the city, take the Sita-jewel. Kill Ravana, and you will recover Sita. Rama, do not grieve.'

गृहीत्वा तं मणिं रामो रुरोद विरहातुरः । मणिं दृष्ट्वा जानकी मे दृष्टा सीता नयस्व माम्

Taking the jewel, Rama wept, distressed by separation. Seeing the jewel, he said, 'Janaki has been seen. Sita, bring me to her.'

तथा विना न जीवामि सुग्रीवाद्यैः प्रबोधितः। समुद्रतीरं गतवान् तत्र रामं विभीषणः

'Without her, I cannot live.' Consoled by Sugriva and the others, he went to the ocean shore, where Vibhishana met Rama.

गतस्तिरस्कृतो भ्रात्रा रावणेन दुरात्मना। रामाय देहि सीतां त्वमित्युक्तेनासहायवान्

He had come, rejected by his brother Ravana, the wicked one. He said, 'Give Sita to Rama,' but was alone and without allies.

रामो विभीषणं मित्रं लङ्कैवर्येऽभ्यषेचयत्। समुद्रं प्रार्थयन्मार्गं यदा नायात्तदा शरैः

Rama made Vibhishana his friend and installed him as lord of Lanka. When the ocean did not grant a path, Rama pierced it with arrows.

भेदयामास रामञ्च उवाचाब्धि समागतः। नलेन सेतुं बद्‌ध्वाब्धौ लङ्कां व्रज गभीरकः

Rama split the ocean and spoke as the ocean appeared: 'With Nala, build a bridge across the sea and go to Lanka, O deep one.'

अहं त्वया कृतः पूर्वं रामोऽपि नलसेतुना। कृतेन तरुशैलाद्यैर्गतः पारं महोदधेः

'You were made by me before; Rama too, with Nala’s bridge, crossed the great ocean, built with trees and mountains.'

नारद उवाच रामोक्तञ्चाङ्गदौ गत्वा रावणं प्राह जानकी। दीयतां राघवायाशु अन्यथा त्वं मरिप्यसि

Narada said: 'Angada went and spoke to Ravana as Rama commanded: 'Give Janaki to Raghava at once, or you will die.'

रावणो हन्तुमुद्युक्तः सङ्ग्रामोद्धतराक्षसः। रामयाह दशग्रीवो युद्धमेकं तु मन्यते

Ravana, eager to kill and fierce in battle, said to Rama: 'The ten-headed one considers only single combat.'

रामो युद्धाय तच्छ्रुत्वा लङ्कां सकपिराययौ। वानरो हनुमान मैन्दो द्विविदौ जाम्बवान्नलः

Hearing this, Rama went to Lanka for battle with the monkeys. The monkey Hanuman, Mainda, Dwivida, Jambavan, and Nala went with him.

नीलस्तारोङ्गदो धूभ्रः सुषेणः केशरी गयः। पनसो विनतो रम्भः शरभः कथनो बली

Nil, Tara, Angada, Dhubhra, Sushena, Kesari, Gaya, Panasa, Vinata, Rambha, Sharabha, Kathana, and the mighty one.

गवाक्षो दधिवक्त्रश्च गवयो गन्धमादनः। एते चान्ये च सुग्रीव एतैर्युक्तो ह्यसङ्ख्यकैः

Gavākṣa, Dadhivaktra, Gavaya, Gandhamādana, and Sugrīva, along with countless others, were present with them.

रक्षसां वानराणाञ्च युद्धं सङ्कुलमाबभौ। राक्षसा वानराञजघ्नुः शरशक्तिगदादिभिः

A tumultuous battle arose between the Rākṣasas and the Vānaras; the Rākṣasas struck down the Vānaras with arrows, spears, maces, and other weapons.

वानरा राक्षसाञ् जघ्नुर्नखदन्तशिलादिभिः। हस्त्थश्वरथपादातं राक्षसानां बलं हतम्

The Vānaras killed the Rākṣasas with their claws, teeth, rocks, and the like; the Rākṣasa army of elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers was destroyed.

हनूमान् गिरिऋङ्गेण धूम्राक्षमवधीद्रिपुम्। अकम्पनं प्रहस्तञ्च युध्यन्तं नील आवधीत्

Hanumān killed the enemy Dhumrākṣa with a mountain peak; Nīla slew Akampana and Prahasta as they fought.

इन्द्रजिच्छरबन्धाच्च विमुक्तौ रामलक्षमणौ। तार्क्ष्यसन्दर्शनाद् बाणैर्जघ्ननू राक्षसं बलम्

Freed from Indrajit's bonds of arrows, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, after seeing Garuḍa, struck down the Rākṣasa army with their arrows.

रामः शरैर्जर्जरितं रावणञ्चाकरोद्रणे। रावणः कुम्बकर्णञ्च बौधयामास दुः खितः

Rāma wounded Rāvaṇa in battle with arrows, and Rāvaṇa, distressed, awakened Kumbhakarṇa.