नदीघनप्रस्रवणोदकाना- मतिप्रवृद्धानिलबर्हिणानाम्। प्लवंगमानां च गतोत्सवानां ध्रुवं रवाः सम्प्रति सम्प्रणष्टाः
Now, the sounds of the rivers, the waterfalls, the wind, the peacocks, and the monkeys—whose festivities have ended—are surely stilled.
अनेकवर्णाः सुविनष्टकाया नवोदितेष्वम्बुधरेषु नष्टाः। क्षुधार्दिता घोरविषा बिलेभ्य- श्चिरोषिता विप्रसरन्ति सर्पाः
Many-colored snakes, their bodies emaciated and hidden for long in their holes, emerge from their lairs, hungry and filled with dreadful venom, as the new clouds have disappeared.
चञ्चच्चन्द्रकरस्पर्शहर्षोन्मीलिततारका। अहो रागवती संध्या जहाति स्वयमम्बरम्
Ah, the evening, adorned with the trembling touch of moonbeams and the opening of stars in delight, departs from the sky like a beloved woman.
रात्रिः शशाङ्कोदितसौम्यवक्त्रा तारागणोन्मीलितचारुनेत्रा। ज्योत्स्नांशुकप्रावरणा विभाति नारीव शुक्लांशुकसंवृताङ्गी
Night, her gentle face revealed by the rising moon and her lovely eyes opened by the host of stars, shines, draped in a garment of moonlight, like a woman clothed in white.
विपक्वशालिप्रसवानि भुक्त्वा प्रहर्षिता सारसचारुपङ्क्तिः । नभः समाक्रामति शीघ्रवेगा वातावधूता ग्रथितेव माला
Having eaten the ripened grains of rice, the delighted line of cranes swiftly ascends into the sky, tossed by the wind, like a garland strung together.
सुप्तैकहंसं कुमुदैरुपेतं महाह्रदस्थं सलिलं विभाति। घनैर्विमुक्तं निशि पूर्णचन्द्रं तारागणाकीर्णमिवान्तरिक्षम्
The water in the great lake, adorned with lotuses and a single sleeping swan, shines like the night sky filled with stars, with the full moon unobscured by clouds.
प्रकीर्णहंसाकुलमेखलानां प्रबुद्धपद्मोत्पलमालिनीनाम्। वाप्युत्तमानामधिकाद्य लक्ष्मी- र्वराङ्गनानामिव भूषितानाम्
The splendid ponds, encircled by banks crowded with swans and garlanded with blooming lotuses and water-lilies, appear as if richly adorned, like noble women decked in ornaments.
वेणुस्वरव्यञ्जिततूर्यमिश्रः प्रत्यूषकालेऽनिलसम्प्रवृत्तः। सम्मूर्छितो गर्गरगोवृषाणा- मन्योन्यमापूरयतीव शब्दः
At dawn, as the wind stirs, the mingled sounds of flutes and other instruments, joined by the lowing of bulls and the bellowing of oxen, seem to fill the air with their resonant music.
नवैर्नदीनां कुसुमप्रहासै- र्व्याधूयमानैर्मृदुमारुतेन। धौतामलक्षौमपटप्रकाशैः कूलानि काशैरुपशोभितानि
The riverbanks, bright with new white kāśa grass shining like freshly washed linen, are beautified by the gentle breeze scattering the blossoming flowers of the rivers.
वनप्रचण्डा मधुपानशौण्डाः प्रियान्विताः षट्चरणाः प्रहृष्टाः। वनेषु मत्ताः पवनानुयात्रां कुर्वन्ति पद्मासनरेणुगौराः
In the forests, the bees, intoxicated by drinking honey and accompanied by their mates, joyfully wander, their bodies dusted with pollen from lotus seats, following the wind in their delight.
जलं प्रसन्नं कुसुमप्रहासं क्रौञ्चस्वनं शालिवनं विपक्वम्। मृदुश्च वायुर्विमलश्च चन्द्रः शंसन्ति वर्षव्यपनीतकालम्
The clear water, blooming with flowers, the cries of cranes, the ripened rice fields, the gentle breeze, and the pure moon—all proclaim that the season of rains has now passed.
मीनोपसंदर्शितमेखलानां नदीवधूनां गतयोऽद्य मन्दाः। कान्तोपभुक्तालसगामिनीनां प्रभातकालेष्विव कामिनीनाम्
Today, the movements of the river maidens, whose banks are revealed by the gathering of fish, are slow, like those of women in the morning after a night spent with their beloved.
सचक्रवाकानि सशैवलानि काशैर्दुकूलैरिव संवृतानि। सपत्ररेखाणि सरोचनानि वधूमुखानीव नदीमुखानि
The mouths of the rivers, covered with kāśa grass like fine garments, filled with chakravāka birds and sheathed in water plants, resemble the faces of brides adorned with lines of leaves.
प्रफुल्लबाणासनचित्रितेषु प्रहृष्टषट्पादनिकूजितेषु। गृहीतचापोद्यतदण्डचण्डः प्रचण्डचापोऽद्य वनेषु कामः
In the forests, where the blossoming arrow-wood trees are painted with flowers and the bees joyfully hum, the powerful god of love now wields his mighty bow, having seized his bow and drawn his fierce staff.
लोकं सुवृष्ट्या परितोषयित्वा नदीस्तटाकानि च पूरयित्वा। निष्पन्नसस्यां वसुधां च कृत्वा त्यक्त्वा नभस्तोयधराः प्रणष्टाः
Having satisfied the world with abundant rain, filled the rivers and lakes, and made the earth yield its crops, the clouds have now departed, leaving the sky clear of water-bearers.
दर्शयन्ति शरन्नद्यः पुलिनानि शनैः शनैः। नवसंगमसव्रीडा जघनानीव योषितः
The autumn rivers slowly reveal their sandbanks, like bashful women showing their hips after a new union.
प्रसन्नसलिलाः सौम्य कुरराभिविनादिताः। चक्रवाकगणाकीर्णा विभान्ति सलिलाशयाः
The waters, clear and resonant with the calls of curlews, crowded with flocks of chakravāka birds, shine beautifully as they rest in the lakes.
अन्योन्यबद्धवैराणां जिगीषूणां नृपात्मज। उद्योगसमयः सौम्य पार्थिवानामुपस्थितः
O gentle one, the time for preparation has come for the kings, who are rivals and eager for victory over one another.
इयं सा प्रथमा यात्रा पार्थिवानां नृपात्मज। न च पश्यामि सुग्रीवमुद्योगं च तथाविधम्
O prince, this is the first campaign of the kings, yet I do not see Sugrīva making such preparations.
असनाः सप्तपर्णाश्च कोविदाराश्च पुष्पिताः। दृश्यन्ते बन्धुजीवाश्च श्यामाश्च गिरिसानुषु
The seven-leaved asana trees, the blooming kovidāra trees, the bandhujīva flowers, and the dark-hued śyāmā plants are seen on the mountain slopes.
हंससारसचक्राह्वैः कुररैश्च समन्ततः। पुलिनान्यवकीर्णानि नदीनां पश्य लक्ष्मण
Look, Lakṣmaṇa, the riverbanks are scattered everywhere with swans, cranes, chakravāka birds, and curlews.
चत्वारो वार्षिका मासा गता वर्षशतोपमाः। मम शोकाभितप्तस्य तथा सीतामपश्यतः
Four months of the rainy season, which seemed like a hundred years, have passed for me, tormented by grief and deprived of seeing Sītā.
चक्रवाकीव भर्तारं पृष्ठतोऽनुगता वनम्। विषमं दण्डकारण्यमुद्यानमिव चाङ्गना
Like a female chakravāka following her mate into the forest, Sītā entered the harsh Daṇḍaka woods, as a woman enters a garden with her beloved.
प्रियाविहीने दुःखार्ते हृतराज्ये विवासिते। कृपां न कुरुते राजा सुग्रीवो मयि लक्ष्मण
The king Sugriva does not show me compassion, Lakshmana, though I am bereft of my beloved, afflicted by sorrow, deprived of my kingdom, and exiled.
अनाथो हृतराज्योऽहं रावणेन च धर्षितः। दीनो दूरगृहः कामी मां चैव शरणं गतः
I am without support, my kingdom taken, violated by Ravana, miserable, far from home, longing, and I have sought refuge in him.
इत्येतैः कारणैः सौम्य सुग्रीवस्य दुरात्मनः। अहं वानरराजस्य परिभूतः परंतपः
For these reasons, gentle one, I have been disregarded by the wicked-hearted Sugriva, king of the monkeys, though I am a scorcher of foes.
स कालं परिसंख्याय सीतायाः परिमार्गणे। कृतार्थः समयं कृत्वा दुर्मतिर्नाववुध्यते
Having achieved his purpose and made a promise regarding the search for Sita, that evil-minded one does not heed the appointed time.
स किष्किन्धां प्रविश्य त्वं ब्रूहि वानरपुङ्गवम्। मूर्खं ग्राम्यसुखे सक्तं सुग्रीवं वचनान्मम
Go to Kishkindha and tell the foremost of monkeys, Sugriva—who is foolish and attached to vulgar pleasures—these words of mine.
अर्थिनामुपपन्नानां पूर्वं चाप्युपकारिणाम्। आशां संश्रुत्य यो हन्ति स लोके पुरुषाधमः
He who, having promised hope to those who seek and to former benefactors, breaks his word, is the lowest of men in the world.
शुभं वा यदि वा पापं यो हि वाक्यमुदीरितम्। सत्येन परिगृह्णाति स वीरः पुरुषोत्तमः
Whether the word spoken is good or evil, he who upholds it with truth is a hero, the best among men.