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.
लाङ्गूलचक्रो हनुमान् शुक्लदंष्ट्रोऽनिलात्मजः। व्यरोचत महाप्राज्ञः परिवेषीव भास्करः
Hanuman, the son of the wind, with a circle formed by his tail and shining white fangs, appeared resplendent like the sun surrounded by its halo.
स्फिग्देशेनातिताम्रेण रराज स महाकपिः। महता दारितेनेव गिरिर्गैरिकधातुना
That great monkey, with his very red hip region, shone like a mountain split open and stained with red ochre.
तस्य वानरसिंहस्य प्लवमानस्य सागरम्। कक्षान्तरगतो वायुर्जीमूत इव गर्जति
As the lion among monkeys leapt across the ocean, the wind passing between his sides roared like thunderclouds.
खे यथा निपतत्युल्का उत्तरान्ताद् विनिःसृता। दृश्यते सानुबन्धा च तथा स कपिकुञ्जरः
Just as a meteor falls from the northern sky with its trail visible, so did that mighty monkey appear.
पतत्पतङ्गसंकाशो व्यायतः शुशुभे कपिः। प्रवृद्ध इव मातङ्गः कक्ष्यया बध्यमानया
The monkey, stretched out and shining like a flying firebrand, looked like a great elephant grown large, bound by a rope around his sides.
उपरिष्टाच्छरीरेण च्छायया चावगाढया। सागरे मारुताविष्टा नौरिवासीत् तदा कपिः
With his body and deep shadow cast above, that monkey seemed like a boat driven by the wind, immersed in the ocean.
यं यं देशं समुद्रस्य जगाम स महाकपिः। स तु तस्याङ्गवेगेन सोन्माद इव लक्ष्यते
Whatever region of the ocean that great monkey reached, it appeared as if maddened by the force of his limbs.
सागरस्योर्मिजालानामुरसा शैलवर्ष्मणाम्। अभिध्नंस्तु महावेगः पुप्लुवे स महाकपिः
That mighty monkey, with great speed, leapt over the crests of the ocean's waves, which were as high as mountains.
कपिवातश्च बलवान् मेघवातश्च निर्गतः। सागरं भीमनिर्ह्रादं कम्पयामासतुर्भृशम्
The powerful wind of the monkey and the wind from the clouds together shook the ocean, which roared terribly.
विकर्षन्नूर्मिजालानि बृहन्ति लवणाम्भसि। पुप्लुवे कपिशार्दूलो विकिरन्निव रोदसी
Dragging the great nets of waves in the salty water, the tiger among monkeys leapt, as if scattering the heavens and the earth.