ततो मां बुद्धिसम्पन्नो हनुमान् वाक्यमब्रवीत्। इदानीं मे स्मृतं राजन् यथा वाली हरीश्वरः
Then Hanuman, wise in counsel, spoke to me: 'Now I remember, O King, how Vali, lord of the monkeys—'
मतङ्गेन तदा शप्तो ह्यस्मिन्नाश्रममण्डले। प्रविशेद् यदि वै वाली मूर्धास्य शतधा भवेत्
'—was cursed by Matanga, that if Vali should enter this hermitage, his head would be shattered into a hundred pieces.'
तत्र वासः सुखोऽस्माकं निरुद्विग्नो भविष्यति। ततः पर्वतमासाद्य ऋष्यमूकं नृपात्मज
'Here, our dwelling will be safe and free from fear.' Then, O prince, we reached the mountain Rishyamuka.
न विवेश तदा वाली मतङ्गस्य भयात् तदा। एवं मया तदा राजन् प्रत्यक्षमुपलक्षितम्। पृथिवीमण्डलं सर्वं गुहामस्म्यागतस्ततः
Vali did not enter then, out of fear of Matanga. Thus, O King, I witnessed all this directly, and so I came to dwell in this cave, having traversed the whole earth.
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Hear now the forty-seventh sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa.
दर्शनार्थं तु वैदेह्याः सर्वतः कपिकुञ्जराः। व्यादिष्टाः कपिराजेन यथोक्तं जग्मुरञ्जसा
Then, for the sake of finding Sita, the monkey leaders, as ordered by the monkey king, set out swiftly in all directions.
ते सरांसि सरित्कक्षानाकाशं नगराणि च। नदीदुर्गांस्तथा देशान् विचिन्वन्ति समन्ततः
They searched everywhere—lakes, riverbanks, the sky, cities, and regions difficult to access by rivers.
सुग्रीवेण समाख्याताः सर्वे वानरयूथपाः। तत्र देशान् विचिन्वन्ति सशैलवनकाननान्
All the monkey chiefs, instructed by Sugriva, searched those regions, including mountains, forests, and groves.
विचित्य दिवसं सर्वे सीताधिगमने धृताः। समायान्ति स्म मेदिन्यां निशाकालेषु वानराः
Having searched the whole day, intent on finding Sita, the monkeys would gather on the earth at night.
सर्वर्तुकांश्च देशेषु वानराः सफलद्रुमान्। आसाद्य रजनीं शय्यां चक्रुः सर्वेष्वहःसु ते
In every region, the monkeys found fruitful trees in all seasons, and at night they made their beds there each day.
तदहः प्रथमं कृत्वा मासे प्रस्रवणं गताः। कपिराजेन संगम्य निराशाः कपिकुञ्जराः
Having completed the first day, the monkey leaders, after meeting with the monkey king, went to the Prasravana mountain, though they were without hope.
विचित्य तु दिशं पूर्वां यथोक्तां सचिवैः सह। अदृष्ट्वा विनतः सीतामाजगाम महाबलः
Having searched the eastern direction as instructed, together with his counselors, the mighty one returned, not having seen Sita.
दिशमप्युत्तरां सर्वां विविच्य स महाकपिः। आगतः सह सैन्येन भीतः शतबलिस्तदा
That great monkey, having thoroughly searched the entire northern direction, came back with his army, afraid at that time.
सुषेणः पश्चिमामाशां विविच्य सह वानरैः। समेत्य मासे पूर्णे तु सुग्रीवमुपचक्रमे
Sushena, having searched the western quarter together with the monkeys, approached Sugriva at the completion of the month.
तं प्रस्रवणपृष्ठस्थं समासाद्याभिवाद्य च। आसीनं सह रामेण सुग्रीवमिदमब्रुवन्
Having approached and respectfully greeted Sugriva, who was seated with Rama on the Prasravana mountain, they spoke these words.
विचिताः पर्वताः सर्वे वनानि गहनानि च। निम्नगाः सागरान्ताश्च सर्वे जनपदाश्च ये
All the mountains have been searched, as well as the dense forests, the rivers ending in the sea, and all the inhabited regions.
गुहाश्च विचिताः सर्वा याश्च ते परिकीर्तिताः। विचिताश्च महागुल्मा लताविततसंतताः
All the caves that were mentioned by you have been searched, as well as the great thickets covered with spreading creepers.
गहनेषु च देशेषु दुर्गेषु विषमेषु च। सत्त्वान्यतिप्रमाणानि विचितानि हतानि च। ये चैव गहना देशा विचितास्ते पुनः पुनः
In remote, difficult, and uneven places, creatures of immense size have been found and slain; and those inaccessible regions have been searched again and again.
उदारसत्त्वाभिजनो हनूमान् स मैथिलीं ज्ञास्यति वानरेन्द्र। दिशं तु यामेव गता तु सीता तामास्थितो वायुसुतो हनूमान्
Hanuman, born of a noble and mighty lineage, will surely discover Maithili; the son of the wind, Hanuman, has set out in the very direction where Sita has gone.
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Let the forty-eighth chapter be heard in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa.
सह ताराङ्गदाभ्यां तु सहसा हनुमान् कपिः। सुग्रीवेण यथोद्दिष्टं गन्तुं देशं प्रचक्रमे
Then Hanuman, together with Tara and Angada, swiftly set out for the region designated by Sugriva.
स तु दूरमुपागम्य सर्वैस्तैः कपिसत्तमैः। ततो विचित्य विन्ध्यस्य गुहाश्च गहनानि च
Having gone a great distance with all those foremost monkeys, he then searched the caves and dense thickets of the Vindhya mountains.
पर्वताग्रनदीदुर्गान् सरांसि विपुलद्रुमान्। वृक्षषण्डांश्च विविधान् पर्वतान् वनपादपान्
They searched the mountain peaks, river fortresses, lakes, great trees, various groves, mountains, and forest trees.
अन्वेषमाणास्ते सर्वे वानराः सर्वतो दिशम्। न सीतां ददृशुर्वीरा मैथिलीं जनकात्मजाम्
All those heroic monkeys searched in every direction, but did not see Sita, the daughter of Janaka.
ते भक्षयन्तो मूलानि फलानि विविधान्यपि। अन्वेषमाणा दुर्धर्षा न्यवसंस्तत्र तत्र ह
While searching, those indomitable ones ate roots and various fruits, and stayed here and there.
स तु देशो दुरन्वेषो गुहागहनवान् महान्। निर्जलं निर्जनं शून्यं गहनं घोरदर्शनम्
That region, vast and difficult to search, was full of caves and dense forests, waterless, deserted, empty, and terrifying to behold.
तादृशान्यप्यरण्यानि विचित्य भृशपीडिताः। स देशश्च दुरन्वेष्यो गुहागहनवान् महान्
Having searched such forests as well, greatly afflicted, they found that region, too, vast and difficult to search, full of caves and dense thickets.
त्यक्त्वा तु तं ततो देशं सर्वे वै हरियूथपाः। देशमन्यं दुराधर्षं विविशुश्चाकुतोभयाः
Then, leaving that place, all the monkey leaders, fearless, entered another region, hard to penetrate.
यत्र वन्ध्यफला वृक्षा विपुष्पाः पर्णवर्जिताः। निस्तोयाः सरितो यत्र मूलं यत्र सुदुर्लभम्
There, the trees bore fruit in vain, were without flowers, and lacked leaves; the rivers were dry, and roots were very hard to find.
न सन्ति महिषा यत्र न मृगा न च हस्तिनः। शार्दूलाः पक्षिणो वापि ये चान्ये वनगोचराः
There are no buffaloes there, nor deer, nor elephants; neither tigers nor birds, nor any other creatures of the wild.