सा रामा राजमहिषी राघवस्य प्रिया सती। वनसंचारकुशला ध्रुवमेष्यति जानकी
That queen, beloved and faithful to Rāghava, skilled in forest life, Jānakī will certainly come here.
अथवा मृगशावाक्षी वनस्यास्य विचक्षणा। वनमेष्यति साद्येह रामचिन्तासुकर्शिता
Or perhaps, the doe-eyed, wise lady, distressed by thoughts of Rāma, will soon come to this forest.
रामशोकाभिसंतप्ता सा देवी वामलोचना। वनवासरता नित्यमेष्यते वनचारिणी
Tormented by grief for Rāma, that divine lady with lovely eyes, always devoted to forest life, will surely come here.
वनेचराणां सततं नूनं स्पृहयते पुरा। रामस्य दयिता चार्या जनकस्य सुता सती
She must always long for the company of forest dwellers, being the beloved and virtuous daughter of Janaka, dear to Rāma.
संध्याकालमनाः श्यामा ध्रुवमेष्यति जानकी। नदीं चेमां शुभजलां संध्यार्थे वरवर्णिनी
Jānakī, dark-complexioned and intent on evening worship, will surely come to this river with its pure waters at twilight.
तस्याश्चाप्यनुरूपेयमशोकवनिका शुभा। शुभायाः पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य पत्नी रामस्य सम्मता
This beautiful Aśoka grove is indeed fitting for her, the virtuous wife of the lord of men, esteemed by Rāma.
यदि जीवति सा देवी ताराधिपनिभानना। आगमिष्यति सावश्यमिमां शीतजलां नदीम्
If that divine lady, whose face is like the moon, is still alive, she will surely come to this cool-watered river.
एवं तु मत्वा हनुमान् महात्मा प्रतीक्षमाणो मनुजेन्द्रपत्नीम्। अवेक्षमाणश्च ददर्श सर्वं सुपुष्पिते पर्णघने निलीनः
Thinking thus, the great Hanuman waited for the wife of the lord of men, and, observing everything, remained hidden in the dense, blossoming foliage.
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Let the fifteenth chapter be heard now in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Sundara Kāṇḍa.
स वीक्षमाणस्तत्रस्थो मार्गमाणश्च मैथिलीम्। अवेक्षमाणश्च महीं सर्वां तामन्ववैक्षत
He, standing there, searching for Maithilī, and observing the whole area, looked over the entire ground.
संतानकलताभिश्च पादपैरुपशोभिताम्। दिव्यगन्धरसोपेतां सर्वतः समलंकृताम्
Adorned everywhere with trees entwined with creepers, filled with divine fragrance and flavor, it was splendid on all sides.
तां स नन्दनसंकाशां मृगपक्षिभिरावृताम्। हर्म्यप्रासादसम्बाधां कोकिलाकुलनिःस्वनाम्
He saw that place, resembling Nandana, filled with deer and birds, crowded with mansions and palaces, and echoing with the calls of cuckoos.
काञ्चनोत्पलपद्माभिर्वापीभिरुपशोभिताम्। बह्वासनकुथोपेतां बहुभूमिगृहायुताम्
Adorned with pools filled with golden lotuses and lilies, provided with many seats and couches, and furnished with multi-storied houses.
सर्वर्तुकुसुमै रम्यैः फलवद्भिश्च पादपैः। पुष्पितानामशोकानां श्रिया सूर्योदयप्रभाम्
With trees lovely in every season, bearing fruit, and with the splendor of flowering ashoka trees, it shone with the brilliance of sunrise.
प्रदीप्तामिव तत्रस्थो मारुतिः समुदैक्षत। निष्पत्रशाखां विहगैः क्रियमाणामिवासकृत्
There, Hanuman beheld it as if it were ablaze, with branches stripped of leaves, as if the birds were constantly making them bare.
विनिष्पतद्भिः शतशश्चित्रैः पुष्पावतंसकैः। समूलपुष्परचितैरशोकैः शोकनाशनैः
With hundreds of birds darting out, adorned with varied garlands of flowers, and with ashoka trees laden with blossoms that dispel sorrow.
पुष्पभारातिभारैश्च स्पृशद्भिरिव मेदिनीम्। कर्णिकारैः कुसुमितैः किंशुकैश्च सुपुष्पितैः
With the heavy weight of flowers seeming to touch the earth, with karṇikāra and kiṃśuka trees in full bloom.
स देशः प्रभया तेषां प्रदीप्त इव सर्वतः। पुंनागाः सप्तपर्णाश्च चम्पकोद्दालकास्तथा
That region, with the radiance of those trees, appeared as if illuminated on all sides; with puṃnāga, saptaparṇa, campaka, and uddālaka trees as well.
विवृद्धमूला बहवः शोभन्ते स्म सुपुष्पिताः। शातकुम्भनिभाः केचित् केचिदग्निशिखप्रभाः
Many trees with well-grown roots stood splendidly in full bloom; some shone like burnished gold, others with the glow of fire's flame.
नीलाञ्जननिभाः केचित् तत्राशोकाः सहस्रशः। नन्दनं विबुधोद्यानं चित्रं चैत्ररथं यथा
Some ashoka trees there, by the thousands, resembled dark collyrium; like the wondrous Nandana and Caitraratha gardens of the gods.
अतिवृत्तमिवाचिन्त्यं दिव्यं रम्यश्रियायुतम्। द्वितीयमिव चाकाशं पुष्पज्योतिर्गणायुतम्
It seemed extraordinary, beyond imagination, divine, endowed with delightful beauty; like a second sky, filled with clusters of floral lights.
पुष्परत्नशतैश्चित्रं पञ्चमं सागरं यथा। सर्वर्तुपुष्पैर्निचितं पादपैर्मधुगन्धिभिः
Adorned with hundreds of floral gems, like a fifth ocean; filled with trees bearing flowers of every season, fragrant with honey.
नानानिनादैरुद्यानं रम्यं मृगगणद्विजैः। अनेकगन्धप्रवहं पुण्यगन्धं मनोहरम्
A delightful garden, resounding with the varied calls of herds of deer and birds; carrying many fragrances, auspicious and captivating.
स ददर्शाविदूरस्थं चैत्यप्रासादमूर्जितम्। मध्ये स्तम्भसहस्रेण स्थितं कैलासपाण्डुरम्
He saw, not far away, a splendid sanctuary tower, standing in the center on a thousand pillars, white as Kailāsa.
प्रवालकृतसोपानं तप्तकाञ्चनवेदिकम्। मुष्णन्तमिव चक्षूंषि द्योतमानमिव श्रिया
With stairs made of coral, a platform of refined gold, dazzling the eyes, shining with radiant splendor.
निर्मलं प्रांशुभावत्वादुल्लिखन्तमिवाम्बरम्। ततो मलिनसंवीतां राक्षसीभिः समावृताम्
Spotless and lofty, seeming to touch the sky; then, he saw her, draped in soiled garments, surrounded by rākṣasī women.
उपवासकृशां दीनां निःश्वसन्तीं पुनः पुनः। ददर्श शुक्लपक्षादौ चन्द्ररेखामिवामलाम्
Emaciated from fasting, dejected, sighing again and again; he saw her, pure as the crescent moon at the beginning of the bright fortnight.
मन्दप्रख्यायमानेन रूपेण रुचिरप्रभाम्। पिनद्धां धूमजालेन शिखामिव विभावसोः
With beauty dimmed, her radiance subdued, veiled as if by a shroud of smoke, like a flame wrapped in haze.
पीतेनैकेन संवीतां क्लिष्टेनोत्तमवाससा। सपङ्कामनलंकारां विपद्मामिव पद्मिनीम्
Clad in a single yellow, soiled, fine garment; without ornaments, stained, like a lotus plant bereft of its bloom.
पीडितां दुःखसंतप्तां परिक्षीणां तपस्विनीम्। ग्रहेणांगारकेणेव पीडितामिव रोहिणीम्
Afflicted, scorched by suffering, worn down, devoted to austerity; as if Rohiṇī were tormented by the planet Mars.