तामपश्यन् कपिस्तत्र पश्यंश्चान्या वरस्त्रियः। अपक्रम्य तदा वीरः प्रस्थातुमुपचक्रमे
There, the monkey did not see her, though he saw other noble women; then, withdrawing, the hero prepared to depart.
स भूयः सर्वतः श्रीमान् मारुतिर्यत्नमाश्रितः। आपानभूमिमुत्सृज्य तां विचेतुं प्रचक्रमे
Then, the illustrious son of the wind, striving in every way, left the drinking hall and began to search elsewhere.
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Listen now to the twelfth canto.
स तस्य मध्ये भवनस्य संस्थितो लतागृहांश्चित्रगृहान् निशागृहान्। जगाम सीतां प्रतिदर्शनोत्सुको न चैव तां पश्यति चारुदर्शनाम्
Standing in the midst of that palace, he went through the vine-houses, painted chambers, and night-halls, eager to see Sita, but could not find her of lovely appearance.
स चिन्तयामास ततो महाकपिः प्रियामपश्यन् रघुनन्दनस्य ताम्। ध्रुवं न सीता ध्रियते यथा न मे विचिन्वतो दर्शनमेति मैथिली
Then the great monkey, not seeing the beloved of the descendant of Raghu, thought: Surely Sita is not here, for though I search everywhere, Maithili does not appear before me.
सा राक्षसानां प्रवरेण जानकी स्वशीलसंरक्षणतत्परा सती। अनेन नूनं प्रति दुष्टकर्मणा हता भवेदार्यपथे परे स्थिता
Janaki, devoted to preserving her own virtue, must have been slain by this wicked one, the foremost among the Rakshasas, for she stood firm on the noble path.
विरूपरूपा विकृता विवर्चसो महानना दीर्घविरूपदर्शनाः। समीक्ष्य ता राक्षसराजयोषितो भयाद् विनष्टा जनकेश्वरात्मजा
Seeing those wives of the king of the Rakshasas—hideous, deformed, monstrous in appearance, with great faces and dreadful forms—the daughter of Janaka must have perished out of fear.
सीतामदृष्ट्वा ह्यनवाप्य पौरुषं विहृत्य कालं सह वानरैश्चिरम्। न मेऽस्ति सुग्रीवसमीपगा गतिः सुतीक्ष्णदण्डो बलवांश्च वानरः
Not having found Sita, nor accomplished my task, and having spent much time with the monkeys in vain, I have no way to return to Sugriva; the monkey king is strict and powerful.
दृष्टमन्तःपुरं सर्वं दृष्टा रावणयोषितः। न सीता दृश्यते साध्वी वृथा जातो मम श्रमः
I have seen the entire inner palace and the wives of Ravana, but the virtuous Sita is not seen; my effort has been in vain.
किं नु मां वानराः सर्वे गतं वक्ष्यन्ति संगताः। गत्वा तत्र त्वया वीर किं कृतं तद् वदस्व नः
What will all the gathered monkeys say about me when I return, O hero? Go there and tell us what you have done.
अदृष्ट्वा किं प्रवक्ष्यामि तामहं जनकात्मजाम्। ध्रुवं प्रायमुपासिष्ये कालस्य व्यतिवर्तने
How can I speak to them without having seen Janaka’s daughter? Surely, I will undertake a fast unto death as time passes.
किं वा वक्ष्यति वृद्धश्च जाम्बवानंगदश्च सः। गतं पारं समुद्रस्य वानराश्च समागताः
What will the elder Jāmbavān and Aṅgada say, and the assembled monkeys, when I have crossed the ocean and returned?
अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलमनिर्वेदः परं सुखम्। भूयस्तत्र विचेष्यामि न यत्र विचयः कृतः
Perseverance is the root of prosperity; perseverance is the highest happiness. I will search again in places not yet explored.
अनिर्वेदो हि सततं सर्वार्थेषु प्रवर्तकः। करोति सफलं जन्तोः कर्म यच्च करोति सः
Indeed, perseverance always brings success in all endeavors; it makes a person’s actions fruitful, whatever they may be.
आपानशाला विचितास्तथा पुष्पगृहाणि च। चित्रशालाश्च विचिता भूयः क्रीडागृहाणि च
He saw splendid drinking halls, flower houses, and decorated chambers, as well as delightful playhouses.
निष्कुटान्तररथ्याश्च विमानानि च सर्वशः। इति संचिन्त्य भूयोऽपि विचेतुमुपचक्रमे
He saw inner courtyards, narrow lanes, and all the mansions; thus, reflecting further, he began to search again.
भूमीगृहांश्चैत्यगृहान् गृहातिगृहकानपि। उत्पतन् निपतंश्चापि तिष्ठन् गच्छन् पुनः क्वचित्
He explored houses on the ground, shrines, and even outbuildings, flying up and down, standing, going, and sometimes pausing.
अपवृण्वंश्च द्वाराणि कपाटान्यवघट्टयन्। प्रविशन् निष्पतंश्चापि प्रपतन्नुत्पतन्निव
He opened doors, pushed aside panels, entered and exited, sometimes falling, sometimes leaping as if flying.
सर्वमप्यवकाशं स विचचार महाकपिः। चतुरंगुलमात्रोऽपि नावकाशः स विद्यते। रावणान्तःपुरे तस्मिन् यं कपिर्न जगाम सः
That great monkey searched every space; not even a span of four fingers was left in Rāvaṇa’s inner palace where the monkey did not go.
प्राकारान्तरवीथ्यश्च वेदिकाश्चैत्यसंश्रयाः। श्वभ्राश्च पुष्करिण्यश्च सर्वं तेनावलोकितम्
He observed inner courtyards, passageways, raised platforms, shrines, wells, and lotus ponds—he saw everything.
राक्षस्यो विविधाकारा विरूपा विकृतास्तथा। दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न तु सा जनकात्मजा
There Hanumān saw demonesses of various forms, ugly and deformed, but not Janaka’s daughter.
रूपेणाप्रतिमा लोके परा विद्याधरस्त्रियः। दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न तु राघवनन्दिनी
He saw women of unmatched beauty in the world, even those superior to celestial nymphs, but not Rāma’s beloved.
नागकन्या वरारोहाः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः। दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न तु सा जनकात्मजा
He saw serpent maidens with lovely hips and faces like the full moon, but not Janaka’s daughter.
प्रमथ्य राक्षसेन्द्रेण नागकन्या बलाद्धृताः। दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न सा जनकनन्दिनी
He saw serpent maidens seized by the king of demons by force, but not Janaka’s cherished daughter.
सोऽपश्यंस्तां महाबाहुः पश्यंश्चान्या वरस्त्रियः। विषसाद महाबाहुर्हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः
That mighty-armed Hanumān, son of the wind, saw those noble women but not her, and he became despondent.
उद्योगं वानरेन्द्राणां प्लवनं सागरस्य च। व्यर्थं वीक्ष्यानिलसुतश्चिन्तां पुनरुपागतः
Seeing the efforts of the monkey chiefs and the crossing of the ocean as fruitless, the son of the wind fell again into thought.
अवतीर्य विमानाच्च हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः। चिन्तामुपजगामाथ शोकोपहतचेतनः
Descending from the mansion, Hanumān, son of the wind, overcome by grief, fell into deep reflection.
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In the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Sundara Kāṇḍa, the thirteenth sarga is recited.
विमानात् तु स संक्रम्य प्राकारं हरियूथपः। हनूमान् वेगवानासीद् यथा विद्युद् घनान्तरे
Then Hanumān, the swift leader of the monkeys, leapt from the palace to the rampart, moving like lightning within a cloud.
सम्परिक्रम्य हनुमान् रावणस्य निवेशनान्। अदृष्ट्वा जानकीं सीतामब्रवीद् वचनं कपिः
Having searched through Rāvaṇa’s residences, Hanumān did not see Sītā, and the monkey spoke these words: