अथवाऽऽदाय रक्षांसि न्यसेयुः संवृते हि माम्। यत्र ते नाभिजानीयुर्हरयो नापि राघवः
Alternatively, having taken the rākṣasas, they might conceal me somewhere, where neither the monkeys nor Rāghava would know.
आरम्भस्तु मदर्थोऽयं ततस्तव निरर्थकः। त्वया हि सह रामस्य महानागमने गुणः
This effort undertaken for my sake would then become futile for you; for the great merit lies in Rāma's arrival together with you.
मयि जीवितमायत्तं राघवस्यामितौजसः। भ्रातॄणां च महाबाहो तव राजकुलस्य च
My life is dependent on Rāghava, of immeasurable strength, on his brothers, mighty-armed, and on your royal lineage.
तौ निराशौ मदर्थं च शोकसंतापकर्शितौ। सह सर्वर्क्षहरिभिस्त्यक्ष्यतः प्राणसंग्रहम्
Those two, despairing for my sake and worn down by grief and sorrow, along with all the monkeys and bears, would abandon the preservation of their lives.
भर्तुर्भक्तिं पुरस्कृत्य रामादन्यस्य वानर। नाहं स्प्रष्टुं स्वतो गात्रमिच्छेयं वानरोत्तम
Having placed devotion to my husband foremost, O monkey, I do not wish to touch another's body besides Rāma, O best of monkeys.
यदहं गात्रसंस्पर्शं रावणस्य गता बलात्। अनीशा किं करिष्यामि विनाथा विवशा सती
That I was forcibly subjected to Rāvaṇa's touch—being powerless, what could I do, helpless and bereft of protection?
यदि रामो दशग्रीवमिह हत्वा सराक्षसम्। मामितो गृह्य गच्छेत तत् तस्य सदृशं भवेत्
If Rāma, slaying the ten-headed one here along with all the rākṣasas, were to take me from here and depart, that would be fitting for him.
श्रुताश्च दृष्टा हि मया पराक्रमा महात्मनस्तस्य रणावमर्दिनः। न देवगन्धर्वभुजङ्गराक्षसा भवन्ति रामेण समा हि संयुगे
I have heard and seen the valor of that great-souled one, the crusher of enemies in battle; neither gods, Gandharvas, serpents, nor rākṣasas are equal to Rāma in combat.
समीक्ष्य तं संयति चित्रकार्मुकं महाबलं वासवतुल्यविक्रमम्। सलक्ष्मणं को विषहेत राघवं हुताशनं दीप्तमिवानिलेरितम्
Considering him in battle, with his splendid bow, immense strength, and prowess equal to Indra, who could withstand Rāghava with Lakṣmaṇa, like blazing fire driven by the wind?
सलक्ष्मणं राघवमाजिमर्दनं दिशागजं मत्तमिव व्यवस्थितम्। सहेत को वानरमुख्य संयुगे युगान्तसूर्यप्रतिमं शरार्चिषम्
Who, O chief of monkeys, could withstand Rāghava with Lakṣmaṇa, the crusher of armies, standing like a maddened elephant of the directions, whose arrows shine like the sun at the end of an age, in battle?
स मे कपिश्रेष्ठ सलक्ष्मणं प्रियं सयूथपं क्षिप्रमिहोपपादय। चिराय रामं प्रति शोककर्शितां कुरुष्व मां वानरवीर हर्षिताम्
Therefore, O foremost monkey, swiftly bring to me here Rāghava with Lakṣmaṇa, my beloved, together with the chiefs; for long I have been worn by sorrow for Rāma—make me, O heroic monkey, joyful.
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Let the thirty-eighth sarga be heard in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Sundara Kāṇḍa, sarga thirty-eight.
ततः स कपिशार्दूलस्तेन वाक्येन तोषितः। सीतामुवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः
Then that tiger among monkeys, pleased by those words, addressed Sītā, having heard her speech, being skilled in words.
युक्तरूपं त्वया देवि भाषितं शुभदर्शने। सदृशं स्त्रीस्वभावस्य साध्वीनां विनयस्य च
What you have spoken, O goddess of auspicious appearance, is appropriate; it is fitting for the nature of women, for virtuous wives, and for modesty.
स्त्रीत्वान्न त्वं समर्थासि सागरं व्यतिवर्तितुम्। मामधिष्ठाय विस्तीर्णं शतयोजनमायतम्
Because you are a woman, you are not able to cross the ocean, vast and stretching a hundred yojanas, relying on me.
द्वितीयं कारणं यच्च ब्रवीषि विनयान्विते। रामादन्यस्य नार्हामि संसर्गमिति जानकि
The second reason you mention, O Janaki, endowed with modesty—that you are not fit for contact with anyone other than Rāma—
एतत् ते देवि सदृशं पत्न्यास्तस्य महात्मनः। का ह्यन्या त्वामृते देवि ब्रूयाद् वचनमीदृशम्
This, O goddess, is fitting for you, the wife of that great-souled one; who else but you, O goddess, would speak such words?
श्रोष्यते चैव काकुत्स्थः सर्वं निरवशेषतः। चेष्टितं यत् त्वया देवि भाषितं च ममाग्रतः
Kākutstha will hear everything in full detail—what you have done, O lady, and what you have spoken before me.
कारणैर्बहुभिर्देवि रामप्रियचिकीर्षया। स्नेहप्रस्कन्नमनसा मयैतत् समुदीरितम्
For many reasons, O lady, out of the wish to please Rāma, with a mind overflowing with affection, I have spoken this.
लङ्काया दुष्प्रवेशत्वाद् दुस्तरत्वान्महोदधेः। सामर्थ्यादात्मनश्चैव मयैतत् समुदीरितम्
Because entry into Laṅkā is difficult, the great ocean is hard to cross, and due to my own ability, I have spoken this.
इच्छामि त्वां समानेतुमद्यैव रघुनन्दिना। गुरुस्नेहेन भक्त्या च नान्यथा तदुदाहृतम्
I wish to bring you together with the descendant of Raghu today, through deep affection and devotion; otherwise, that was not said.
यदि नोत्सहसे यातुं मया सार्धमनिन्दिते। अभिज्ञानं प्रयच्छ त्वं जानीयाद् राघवो हि यत्
If you are unable, O blameless one, to go with me, give a token of recognition, so that Rāghava may know it.
एवमुक्ता हनुमता सीता सुरसुतोपमा। उवाच वचनं मन्दं बाष्पप्रग्रथिताक्षरम्
Thus addressed by Hanumān, Sītā, resembling a daughter of the gods, spoke words slowly, her speech choked with tears.
इदं श्रेष्ठमभिज्ञानं ब्रूयास्त्वं तु मम प्रियम्। शैलस्य चित्रकूटस्य पादे पूर्वोत्तरे पदे
This is the best token of recognition; you should tell my beloved: at the foot of the mountain Citrakūṭa, in the northeast place,
तापसाश्रमवासिन्याः प्राज्यमूलफलोदके। तस्मिन् सिद्धाश्रिते देशे मन्दाकिन्यविदूरतः
In that region, inhabited by ascetics, rich in roots, fruits, and water, near the Mandākinī river, where the accomplished dwell,
तस्योपवनखण्डेषु नानापुष्पसुगन्धिषु। विहृत्य सलिले क्लिन्नो ममाङ्के समुपाविशः
In the groves of that place, fragrant with various flowers, after wandering and being soaked in the water, you sat upon my lap.
ततो मांससमायुक्तो वायसः पर्यतुण्डयत्। तमहं लोष्टमुद्यम्य वारयामि स्म वायसम्
Then a crow, accompanied by meat, pecked at me; I, raising a clod, tried to drive away the crow.
दारयन् स च मां काकस्तत्रैव परिलीयते। न चाप्युपारमन्मांसाद् भक्षार्थी बलिभोजनः
Tearing at me, that crow hid right there; nor did it desist from the meat, desiring food and offerings.
उत्कर्षन्त्यां च रशनां क्रुद्धायां मयि पक्षिणे। स्रंसमाने च वसने ततो दृष्टा त्वया ह्यहम्
As I, angry at the bird, was pulling my waistband and my garment was slipping, then I was seen by you.
त्वया विहसिता चाहं क्रुद्धा संलज्जिता तदा। भक्ष्यगृद्धेन काकेन दारिता त्वामुपागता
By you I was laughed at, and at that time, angry and embarrassed, wounded by the crow greedy for food, I came to you.