दुधुवे च स रोमाणि चकम्पे चानलोपमः। ननाद च महानादं सुमहानिव तोयदः
He bristled his hair, trembled like fire, and roared a great roar, as mighty as a thundercloud.
आनुपूर्व्या च वृत्तं तल्लाङ्गूलं रोमभिश्चितम्। उत्पतिष्यन् विचिक्षेप पक्षिराज इवोरगम्
His tail, covered with hair and curved in succession, he swung as he prepared to leap, like the king of birds with a serpent.
तस्य लाङ्गूलमाविद्धमतिवेगस्य पृष्ठतः। ददृशे गरुडेनेव ह्रियमाणो महोरगः
His tail, wound behind him as he moved with great speed, appeared like a mighty serpent being carried away by Garuda.
बाहू संस्तम्भयामास महापरिघसंनिभौ। आससाद कपिः कट्यां चरणौ संचुकोच च
The monkey braced his arms, massive as great iron bars, approached his waist, and contracted his legs.
संहृत्य च भुजौ श्रीमांस्तथैव च शिरोधराम्। तेजः सत्त्वं तथा वीर्यमाविवेश स वीर्यवान्
Gathering his arms, glorious, and likewise his neck, he entered into his energy, strength, and valor, being full of might.
मार्गमालोकयन् दूरादूर्ध्वप्रणिहितेक्षणः। रुरोध हृदये प्राणानाकाशमवलोकयन्
Surveying the path from afar, his gaze fixed upward, he restrained his breath within his heart while looking toward the sky.
पद्भ्यां दृढमवस्थानं कृत्वा स कपिकुञ्जरः। निकुच्य कर्णौ हनुमानुत्पतिष्यन् महाबलः
Planting his feet firmly, that mighty Hanuman, the foremost of monkeys, pressed down his ears, preparing to leap.
वानरान् वानरश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत्। यथा राघवनिर्मुक्तः शरः श्वसनविक्रमः
The best of monkeys spoke these words to the other monkeys:
गच्छेत् तद्वद् गमिष्यामि लंकां रावणपालिताम्। नहि द्रक्ष्यामि यदि तां लंकायां जनकात्मजाम्
Just as an arrow released by Raghava, swift as the wind, flies forth, so shall I go to Lanka, ruled by Ravana.
अनेनैव हि वेगेन गमिष्यामि सुरालयम्। यदि वा त्रिदिवे सीतां न द्रक्ष्यामि कृतश्रमः
If I do not see Janaka's daughter there in Lanka, then with this very speed I shall go to the abode of the gods, though my efforts are spent.
बद्ध्वा राक्षसराजानमानयिष्यामि रावणम्। सर्वथा कृतकार्योऽहमेष्यामि सह सीतया
Or I will bind the king of the rakshasas and bring Ravana back; in every way, I will return with my task accomplished, together with Sita.
आनयिष्यामि वा लंकां समुत्पाट्य सरावणाम्। एवमुक्त्वा तु हनुमान् वानरो वानरोत्तमः
Or I will uproot Lanka itself, along with Ravana, and bring it here. Having spoken thus, Hanuman, the best of monkeys,
उत्पपाताथ वेगेन वेगवानविचारयन्। सुपर्णमिव चात्मानं मेने स कपिकुञ्जरः
then leapt forward with great speed, his mind resolved; that chief of monkeys imagined himself like Garuda.
समुत्पतति वेगात् तु वेगात् ते नगरोहिणः। संहृत्य विटपान् सर्वान् समुत्पेतुः समन्ततः
As he sprang up with force, the trees on the mountain, drawing in all their branches, leapt up all around.
स मत्तकोयष्टिभकान् पादपान् पुष्पशालिनः। उद्वहन्नुरुवेगेन जगाम विमलेऽम्बरे
Carrying with him trees full of blossoms and birds intoxicated by honey, he sped through the clear sky with immense speed.
ऊरुवेगोत्थिता वृक्षा मुहूर्तं कपिमन्वयुः। प्रस्थितं दीर्घमध्वानं स्वबन्धुमिव बान्धवाः
The trees, lifted by the force of his thighs, followed the monkey for a moment, like relatives following a kinsman setting out on a long journey.
तमूरुवेगोन्मथिताः सालाश्चान्ये नगोत्तमाः। अनुजग्मुर्हनूमन्तं सैन्या इव महीपतिम्
Those great trees, uprooted by the force of his thighs, followed Hanuman like an army follows its king.
सुपुष्पिताग्रैर्बहुभिः पादपैरन्वितः कपिः। हनूमान् पर्वताकारो बभूवाद्भुतदर्शनः
Accompanied by many trees with blossoming tops, Hanuman, mountain-like in form, became a wondrous sight to behold.
सारवन्तोऽथ ये वृक्षा न्यमज्जँल्लवणाम्भसि। भयादिव महेन्द्रस्य पर्वता वरुणालये
Then those trees with firm roots sank into the salty waters, as if in fear, like mountains of Mahendra sinking into Varuna's abode.
स नानाकुसुमैः कीर्णः कपिः साङ्कुरकोरकैः। शुशुभे मेघसंकाशः खद्योतैरिव पर्वतः
That monkey, covered with various flowers and fresh buds, shone like a cloud adorned with fireflies, radiant in the sky.
विमुक्तास्तस्य वेगेन मुक्त्वा पुष्पाणि ते द्रुमाः। व्यवशीर्यन्त सलिले निवृत्ताः सुहृदो यथा
Released by his speed, the trees let fall their flowers, which scattered in the water, like friends departing after a visit.
लघुत्वेनोपपन्नं तद् विचित्रं सागरेऽपतत्। द्रुमाणां विविधं पुष्पं कपिवायुसमीरितम्। ताराचितमिवाकाशं प्रबभौ स महार्णवः
That wondrous, varied mass of flowers from the trees, stirred by the monkey's wind, fell lightly upon the sea, making the great ocean shine like the star-strewn sky.
पुष्पौघेण सुगन्धेन नानावर्णेन वानरः। बभौ मेघ इवोद्यन् वै विद्युद्गणविभूषितः
Bathed in a flood of fragrant, multicolored flowers, the monkey shone like a rising cloud adorned with clusters of lightning.
तस्य वेगसमुद्भूतैः पुष्पैस्तोयमदृश्यत। ताराभिरिव रामाभिरुदिताभिरिवाम्बरम्
The water was covered with flowers scattered by his force, shining like stars or like lamps illuminating the sky.
तस्याम्बरगतौ बाहू ददृशाते प्रसारितौ। पर्वताग्राद् विनिष्क्रान्तौ पञ्चास्याविव पन्नगौ
His arms, stretched out in the sky, appeared like two serpents with five mouths emerging from the summit of a mountain.
पिबन्निव बभौ चापि सोर्मिजालं महार्णवम्। पिपासुरिव चाकाशं ददृशे स महाकपिः
That great monkey shone as if he were drinking the vast ocean with its waves, and appeared as if he were thirsty for the sky.
तस्य विद्युत्प्रभाकारे वायुमार्गानुसारिणः। नयने विप्रकाशेते पर्वतस्थाविवानलौ
His eyes, following the path of the wind and shining like lightning, blazed forth like fires placed on a mountain.
पिङ्गे पिङ्गाक्षमुख्यस्य बृहती परिमण्डले। चक्षुषी सम्प्रकाशेते चन्द्रसूर्याविव स्थितौ
The large, round eyes of the tawny-eyed leader gleamed, fixed like the moon and the sun.
मुखं नासिकया तस्य ताम्रया ताम्रमाबभौ। संध्यया समभिस्पृष्टं यथा स्यात् सूर्यमण्डलम्
His face, with its reddish nose, shone red like the sun's disk touched by the twilight.
लाङ्गूलं च समाविद्धं प्लवमानस्य शोभते। अम्बरे वायुपुत्रस्य शक्रध्वज इवोच्छ्रितम्
His tail, raised as he leapt, shone in the sky like the banner of Indra.