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Listen to the fifty-fourth chapter.
तथा ब्रुवति तारे तु ताराधिपतिवर्चसि। अथ मेने हृतं राज्यं हनूमानङ्गदेन तत्
When Tāra, radiant as the lord of stars, spoke thus, Hanumān then considered that the kingdom had indeed been taken from Aṅgada.
बुद्ध्या ह्यष्टाङ्गया युक्तं चतुर्बलसमन्वितम्। चतुर्दशगुणं मेने हनूमान् वालिनः सुतम्
Hanumān regarded Vāli's son, endowed with intelligence in all eight aspects and accompanied by fourfold strength, as fourteen times greater than Vāli.
आपूर्यमाणं शश्वच्च तेजोबलपराक्रमैः। शशिनं शुक्लपक्षादौ वर्धमानमिव श्रिया
Constantly increasing in brilliance, strength, and valor, he seemed like the waxing moon at the beginning of the bright fortnight, growing in splendor.
बृहस्पतिसमं बुद्ध्या विक्रमे सदृशं पितुः। शुश्रूषमाणं तारस्य शुक्रस्येव पुरंदरम्
Equal to Bṛhaspati in wisdom, matching his father in prowess, attentive to Tāra like Indra to Śukra.
भर्तुरर्थे परिश्रान्तं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः। अभिसंधातुमारेभे हनूमानङ्गदं ततः
Though weary for the sake of his master, and thoroughly versed in all the scriptures, Hanumān then began to address Aṅgada.
स चतुर्णामुपायानां तृतीयमुपवर्णयन्। भेदयामास तान् सर्वान् वानरान् वाक्यसम्पदा
Describing the third of the four strategies, he began to divide all the vānaras with the power of his words.
तेषु सर्वेषु भिन्नेषु ततोऽभीषयदङ्गदम्। भीषणैर्विविधैर्वाक्यैः कोपोपायसमन्वितैः
When all of them had been divided, he then threatened Aṅgada with various harsh words, full of anger and intimidation.
त्वं समर्थतरः पित्रा युद्धे तारेय वै ध्रुवम्। दृढं धारयितुं शक्तः कपिराज्यं यथा पिता
O son of Tāra, you are certainly more capable than your father in battle, and you are able to firmly uphold the kingdom of the monkeys just as your father did.
नित्यमस्थिरचित्ता हि कपयो हरिपुंगव। नाज्ञाप्यं विषहिष्यन्ति पुत्रदारं विना त्वया
O foremost of monkeys, the vānaras are always fickle-minded; without you, none will endure being separated from their sons and wives.
त्वां नैते ह्यनुरञ्जेयुः प्रत्यक्षं प्रवदामि ते। यथायं जाम्बवान् नीलः सुहोत्रश्च महाकपिः
They would not win your favor—this I tell you plainly—just as Jāmbavān, Nīla, and the great monkey Suhotra would not.
नह्यहं ते इमे सर्वे सामदानादिभिर्गुणैः। दण्डेन न त्वया शक्याः सुग्रीवादपकर्षितुम्
Neither I nor any of these can be drawn away from Sugrīva by conciliation, gifts, or other means; nor can you remove them by force.
विगृह्यासनमप्याहुर्दुर्बलेन बलीयसा। आत्मरक्षाकरस्तस्मान्न विगृह्णीत दुर्बलः
It is said that even a strong man should not seize the seat of another by force; therefore, one who is weak should never attempt it, for it leads only to self-destruction.
यां चेमां मन्यसे धात्रीमेतद् बिलमिति श्रुतम्। एतल्लक्ष्मणबाणानामीषत् कार्यं विदारणम्
This cave, which you consider your refuge, is known to us; it would be easily pierced by Lakṣmaṇa's arrows.
स्वल्पं हि कृतमिन्द्रेण क्षिपता ह्यशनिं पुरा। लक्ष्मणो निशितैर्बाणैर्भिन्द्यात् पत्रपुटं यथा
What Indra once did by hurling his thunderbolt was little; Lakṣmaṇa would shatter this leafy shelter with his sharp arrows.
लक्ष्मणस्य च नाराचा बहवः सन्ति तद्विधाः। वज्राशनिसमस्पर्शा गिरीणामपि दारकाः
Lakṣmaṇa has many such arrows, like iron shafts, whose touch is like thunderbolts and lightning, capable of splitting even mountains.
अवस्थानं यदैव त्वमासिष्यसि परंतप। तदैव हरयः सर्वे त्यक्ष्यन्ति कृतनिश्चयाः
The moment you take your stand, O subduer of foes, all the monkeys, having made up their minds, will abandon you.
स्मरन्तः पुत्रदाराणां नित्योद्विग्ना बुभुक्षिताः। खेदिता दुःखशय्याभिस्त्वां करिष्यन्ति पृष्ठतः
Remembering their sons and wives, always anxious and hungry, worn out by beds of suffering, they will turn their backs on you.
स त्वं हीनः सुहृद्भिश्च हितकामैश्च बन्धुभिः। तृणादपि भृशोद्विग्नः स्पन्दमानाद् भविष्यसि
Thus, deprived of friends and well-wishing kinsmen, you will become more agitated than a blade of grass trembling in the wind.
न च जातु न हिंस्युस्त्वां घोरा लक्ष्मणसायकाः। अपवृत्तं जिघांसन्तो महावेगा दुरासदाः
The fierce arrows of Lakṣmaṇa, swift and hard to withstand, would never harm you, even if you turned away and they sought to kill you.
अस्माभिस्तु गतं सार्धं विनीतवदुपस्थितम्। आनुपूर्व्यात्तु सुग्रीवो राज्ये त्वां स्थापयिष्यति
Having come together with us and presented yourself humbly, Sugrīva will install you in the kingdom in proper order.
धर्मराजः पितृव्यस्ते प्रीतिकामो दृढव्रतः। शुचिः सत्यप्रतिज्ञश्च स त्वां जातु न नाशयेत्
Your uncle, the king of righteousness, who desires your happiness, is steadfast in his vows, pure, and true to his word; he would never destroy you.
प्रियकामश्च ते मातुस्तदर्थं चास्य जीवितम्। तस्यापत्यं च नास्त्यन्यत् तस्मादङ्गद गम्यताम्
He desires what is pleasing to your mother, and for her sake he lives; she has no other child, so Angada, you must go.
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Let the fifty-fifth chapter be heard: In the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Kiṣkindhā section, the fifty-fifth chapter.
श्रुत्वा हनुमतो वाक्यं प्रश्रितं धर्मसंहितम्। स्वामिसत्कारसंयुक्तमङ्गदो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
Hearing Hanuman's respectful words, filled with righteousness and honoring his master, Angada spoke.
स्थैर्यमात्ममनःशौचमानृशंस्यमथार्जवम्। विक्रमश्चैव धैर्यं च सुग्रीवे नोपपद्यते
Steadfastness, purity of mind, compassion, and honesty, as well as valor and courage, are not found in Sugrīva.
भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य यो भार्यां जीवतो महिषीं प्रियाम्। धर्मेण मातरं यस्तु स्वीकरोति जुगुप्सितः
He who takes as his own, by law, the beloved wife of his elder brother while he lives, and treats her as his mother, is despicable.
कथं स धर्मं जानीते येन भ्रात्रा दुरात्मना। युद्धायाभिनियुक्तेन बिलस्य पिहितं मुखम्
How can he know righteousness, who, with evil intent, engaged his brother in battle and sealed the entrance to the cave?
सत्यात् पाणिगृहीतश्च कृतकर्मा महायशाः। विस्मृतो राघवो येन स कस्य सुकृतं स्मरेत्
Rāghava, who took his hand in truth, accomplished great deeds, and gained fame, has been forgotten by him; who would remember his good deeds?
लक्ष्मणस्य भयेनेह नाधर्मभयभीरुणा। आदिष्टा मार्गितुं सीता धर्मस्तस्मिन् कथं भवेत्
Out of fear of Lakṣmaṇa, not out of fear of unrighteousness, he ordered the search for Sītā; how can there be righteousness in him?