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.
न चात्र वृक्षा नौषध्यो न वल्ल्यो नापि वीरुधः। स्निग्धपत्राः स्थले यत्र पद्मिन्यः फुल्लपङ्कजाः
There are no trees or medicinal herbs, no creepers nor even grasses; only on the ground are lotus ponds with blooming lotuses and glossy leaves.
प्रेक्षणीयाः सुगन्धाश्च भ्रमरैश्च विवर्जिताः। कण्डुर्नाम महाभागः सत्यवादी तपोधनः
They are beautiful to behold and fragrant, yet untouched by bees; there lived a great sage named Kaṇḍu, a truth-speaker, rich in ascetic power.
महर्षिः परमामर्षी नियमैर्दुष्प्रधर्षणः। तस्य तस्मिन् वने पुत्रो बालको दशवार्षिकः
A great seer, exceedingly strict, unassailable through his vows; in that forest, his ten-year-old son disappeared, destined to die.
प्रणष्टो जीवितान्ताय क्रुद्धस्तेन महामुनिः। तेन धर्मात्मना शप्तं कृत्स्नं तत्र महद्वनम्
Enraged by this, the great sage, devoted to righteousness, cursed that entire great forest.
अशरण्यं दुराधर्षं मृगपक्षिविवर्जितम्। तस्य ते काननान्तांस्तु गिरीणां कन्दराणि च
It became desolate, unapproachable, devoid of beasts and birds; so you must search the forest edges and the mountain caves there.
प्रभवाणि नदीनां च विचिन्वन्ति समाहिताः। तत्र चापि महात्मानो नापश्यञ्जनकात्मजाम्
With focused minds, they searched the sources of the rivers and the mountain caves; but even there, those great souls did not find Janaka's daughter.
हर्तारं रावणं वापि सुग्रीवप्रियकारिणः। ते प्रविश्य तु तं भीमं लतागुल्मसमावृतम्
Nor did they see the abductor, Rāvaṇa, who had done what was pleasing to Sugrīva.
ददृशुर्भीमकर्माणमसुरं सुरनिर्भयम्। तं दृष्ट्वा वानरा घोरं स्थितं शैलमिवासुरम्
Entering that fearsome place, thick with vines and shrubs, they saw a terrifying, fearless demon.
गाढं परिहिताः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा तं पर्वतोपमम्। सोऽपि तान् वानरान् सर्वान् नष्टाः स्थेत्यब्रवीद् बली
Seeing that demon, like a mountain, all the monkeys withdrew in fear; but the powerful demon, seeing all the monkeys, said, 'You are lost!'
अभ्यधावत संक्रुद्धो मुष्टिमुद्यम्य संगतम्। तमापतन्तं सहसा वालिपुत्रोऽङ्गदस्तदा
Enraged, he rushed at them, raising his clenched fist; but then Vāli's son, Aṅgada, suddenly struck him.