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.
thumb|पञ्चपञ्चाशः सर्गः श्रूयताम्|center श्रीमद्वाल्मीकियरामायणे किष्किन्धाकाण्डे पञ्चपञ्चाशः सर्गः ॥४-
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?
तस्मिन् पापे कृतघ्ने तु स्मृतिभिन्ने चलात्मनि। आर्यः को विश्वसेज्जातु तत्कुलीनो विशेषतः
In one who is sinful, ungrateful, forgetful, and fickle-minded, who among the noble would ever trust him, especially those of noble lineage?
राज्ये पुत्रः प्रतिष्ठाप्यः सगुणो निर्गुणोऽपि वा। कथं शत्रुकुलीनं मां सुग्रीवो जीवयिष्यति
A son should be established in the kingdom, whether he has virtues or not; how will Sugrīva allow me, born of an enemy's line, to live?
भिन्नमन्त्रोऽपराद्धश्च भिन्नशक्तिः कथं ह्यहम्। किष्किन्धां प्राप्य जीवेयमनाथ इव दुर्बलः
With my counsel broken, having erred, and my power divided, how could I live in Kiṣkindhā, weak and without support?
उपांशुदण्डेन हि मां बन्धनेनोपपादयेत्। शठः क्रूरो नृशंसश्च सुग्रीवो राज्यकारणात्
Sugrīva, cruel, deceitful, and merciless, would subject me to secret punishment and bondage for the sake of the kingdom.
बन्धनाच्चावसादान्मे श्रेयः प्रायोपवेशनम्। अनुजानन्तु मां सर्वे गृहं गच्छन्तु वानराः
For me, imprisonment and humiliation would be worse than fasting unto death; let all the monkeys permit me, and return home.
अहं वः प्रतिजानामि न गमिष्याम्यहं पुरीम्। इहैव प्रायमासिष्ये श्रेयो मरणमेव मे
I promise you, I will not go to the city; I will remain here, fasting unto death, for dying is better for me.
अभिवादनपूर्वं तु राजा कुशलमेव च। अभिवादनपूर्वं तु राघवौ बलशालिनौ
With proper greeting, the king and his welfare; with proper greeting, the two mighty Rāghavas—
वाच्यस्तातो यवीयान् मे सुग्रीवो वानरेश्वरः। आरोग्यपूर्वं कुशलं वाच्या माता रुमा च मे
You must greet my younger brother Sugriva, lord of the monkeys, on my behalf; also convey my regards and wishes for health to my mother and to Rumā.
मातरं चैव मे तारामाश्वासयितुमर्हथ। प्रकृत्या प्रियपुत्रा सा सानुक्रोशा तपस्विनी
And you should comfort my mother Tara as well; by nature, she is devoted to her son, compassionate, and devoted to austerity.
विनष्टमिह मां श्रुत्वा व्यक्तं हास्यति जीवितम्। एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं वृद्धांस्तानभिवाद्य च
Upon hearing that I am lost here, she will surely give up her life; having spoken thus, and after bowing to the elders,
विवेश चाङ्गदो भूमौ रुदन् दर्भेषु दुर्मनाः। तस्य संविशतस्तत्र रुदन्तो वानरर्षभाः
Angada, distressed and weeping, lay down on the ground upon the darbha grass; as he lay there, the foremost monkeys wept as well.
नयनेभ्यः प्रमुमुचुरुष्णं वै वारि दुःखिताः। सुग्रीवं चैव निन्दन्तः प्रशंसन्तश्च वालिनम्
Sorrowful, tears of hot water flowed from their eyes; some blamed Sugriva, while others praised Vali.
परिवार्याङ्गदं सर्वे व्यवसन् प्रायमासितुम्। तद् वाक्यं वालिपुत्रस्य विज्ञाय प्लवगर्षभाः
All of them surrounded Angada and resolved to undertake the fast unto death; recognizing the words of Vali's son,
उपस्पृश्योदकं सर्वे प्राङ्मुखाः समुपाविशन्। दक्षिणाग्रेषु दर्भेषु उदक्तीरं समाश्रिताः
All the foremost monkeys, facing east, touched water and sat down together on darbha grass at the riverbank.
मुमूर्षवो हरिश्रेष्ठा एतत् क्षममिति स्म ह। रामस्य वनवासं च क्षयं दशरथस्य च
Desiring death, the best of the monkeys said, 'This is fitting,' recalling Rama's exile in the forest and the death of Dasharatha.
जनस्थानवधं चैव वधं चैव जटायुषः। हरणं चैव वैदेह्या वालिनश्च वधं तथा। रामकोपं च वदतां हरीणां भयमागतम्
They also remembered the slaughter at Janasthana, the killing of Jatayu, the abduction of Sita, the death of Vali, and the fear that came upon the monkeys as they spoke of Rama's wrath.
स संविशद्भिर्बहुभिर्महीधरो महाद्रिकूटप्रतिमैः प्लवंगमैः। बभूव संनादितनिर्दरान्तरो भृशं नदद्भिर्जलदैरिवाम्बरम्
As many monkeys, resembling mountain peaks, lay down, the mountain itself echoed with their loud cries, like the sky resounding with thunderclouds.
thumb|षट्पञ्चाशः सर्गः श्रूयताम्|center श्रीमद्वाल्मीकियरामायणे किष्किन्धाकाण्डे षट्पञ्चाशः सर्गः ॥४-
Let the fifty-sixth chapter be heard.
उपविष्टास्तु ते सर्वे यस्मिन् प्रायं गिरिस्थले। हरयो गृध्रराजश्च तं देशमुपचक्रमे
As all of them sat in that place on the mountain slope, the monkeys and the king of vultures, that place was approached.
सम्पातिर्नाम नाम्ना तु चिरजीवी विहंगमः। भ्राता जटायुषः श्रीमान् विख्यातबलपौरुषः
A vulture named Sampati, renowned for his strength and valor, long-lived and the brother of Jatayu, came there.