बलैः समग्रैर्युधि मां रावणं जित्य संयुगे। विजयी स्वपुरं यायात् तत्तस्य सदृशं भवेत्
If, with all his forces, he were to defeat Ravana in battle and return victorious to his own city, that would be fitting for him.
बलैस्तु संकुलां कृत्वा लङ्कां परबलार्दनः। मां नयेद् यदि काकुत्स्थस्तत् तस्य सदृशं भवेत्
If Kakutstha, having filled Lanka with his armies and destroyed the enemy, were to bring me back, that too would be worthy of him.
तद्यथा तस्य विक्रान्तमनुरूपं महात्मनः। भवेदाहवशूरस्य तथा त्वमुपपादय
Therefore, act in such a way that the valor of that great-souled, battle-hardened hero may be matched by your own deeds.
तदर्थोपहितं वाक्यं प्रश्रितं हेतुसंहितम्। निशम्य हनुमान् शेषं वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रवीत्
Hearing these respectful and well-reasoned words, spoken for that very purpose, Hanuman then spoke the following reply.
देवि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानामीश्वरः प्लवतां वरः। सुग्रीवः सत्यसम्पन्नस्तवार्थे कृतनिश्चयः
O lady, Sugriva, lord of the monkey and bear armies, foremost among those who leap, steadfast in truth, is firmly resolved to help you.
स वानरसहस्राणां कोटीभिरभिसंवृतः। क्षिप्रमेष्यति वैदेहि राक्षसानां निबर्हणः
Surrounded by countless thousands and millions of monkeys, that destroyer of the Rakshasas will soon arrive, O Vaidehi.
तस्य विक्रमसम्पन्नाः सत्त्ववन्तो महाबलाः। मनःसंकल्पसम्पाता निदेशे हरयः स्थिताः
His followers are endowed with valor, courage, and great strength; they are swift as thought and always ready to obey his command.
येषां नोपरि नाधस्तान्न तिर्यक् सज्जते गतिः। न च कर्मसु सीदन्ति महत्स्वमिततेजसः
Their movement is unhindered above, below, or across; they do not falter in great undertakings, for their energy is immeasurable.
असकृत् तैर्महोत्साहैः ससागरधराधरा। प्रदक्षिणीकृता भूमिर्वायुमार्गानुसारिभिः
Many times, those high-spirited ones, following the path of the wind, have circled the earth, together with its mountains and oceans.
मद्विशिष्टाश्च तुल्याश्च सन्ति तत्र वनौकसः। मत्तः प्रत्यवरः कश्चिन्नास्ति सुग्रीवसंनिधौ
There are forest-dwellers there who are equal to me or even greater; in Sugriva's presence, there is none inferior to me.
तदलं परितापेन देवि शोको व्यपैतु ते। एकोत्पातेन ते लङ्कामेष्यन्ति हरियूथपाः
Therefore, enough of your sorrow, O lady; let your grief be dispelled. The monkey chiefs will reach Lanka in a single leap.
मम पृष्ठगतौ तौ च चन्द्रसूर्याविवोदितौ। त्वत्सकाशं महासङ्घौ नृसिंहावागमिष्यतः
Those two, shining like the moon and sun, will come to you with a great host, following behind me.
तौ हि वीरौ नरवरौ सहितौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। आगम्य नगरीं लङ्कां सायकैर्विधमिष्यतः
Those two mighty heroes, Rama and Lakshmana, will come together to Lanka and strike down the enemy with their arrows.
सगणं रावणं हत्वा राघवो रघुनन्दनः। त्वामादाय वरारोहे स्वपुरीं प्रति यास्यति
Having slain Ravana and his forces, Rama, the delight of the Raghu line, will take you, O beautiful one, and return to his own city.
तदाश्वसिहि भद्रं ते भव त्वं कालकाङ्क्षिणी। नचिराद् द्रक्ष्यसे रामं प्रज्वलन्तमिवानलम्
Therefore, take heart, may good fortune be yours; be patient for a little while. Soon you will see Rama, blazing like fire.
निहते राक्षसेन्द्रे च सपुत्रामात्यबान्धवे। त्वं समेष्यसि रामेण शशाङ्केनेव रोहिणी
When the king of the Rākṣasas is slain, along with his sons, ministers, and kin, you will be reunited with Rāma, just as Rohiṇī is with the moon.
क्षिप्रं त्वं देवि शोकस्य पारं द्रक्ष्यसि मैथिलि। रावणं चैव रामेण द्रक्ष्यसे निहतं बलात्
Soon, O Maithilī, you will see the end of your sorrow, and you will witness Rāvaṇa struck down by Rāma's might.
एवमाश्वास्य वैदेहीं हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः। गमनाय मतिं कृत्वा वैदेहीं पुनरब्रवीत्
Thus consoling Vaidehī, Hanumān, son of the Wind, resolved to depart, and again spoke to Vaidehī.
तमरिघ्नं कृतात्मानं क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि राघवम्। लक्ष्मणं च धनुष्पाणिं लङ्काद्वारमुपागतम्
You will soon see Rāghava, destroyer of foes, steadfast in purpose, and Lakṣmaṇa, bow in hand, arriving at the gates of Laṅkā.
नखदंष्ट्रायुधान् वीरान् सिंहशार्दूलविक्रमान्। वानरान् वारणेन्द्राभान् क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि संगतान्
You will soon see assembled heroic Vānaras, armed with claws and fangs, with the strength of lions and tigers, resembling lordly elephants.
शैलाम्बुदनिकाशानां लङ्कामलयसानुषु। नर्दतां कपिमुख्यानामार्ये यूथान्यनेकशः
On the peaks of Laṅkā and Malaya, you will see many troops of foremost monkeys, roaring like mountains and clouds, O noble lady.
स तु मर्मणि घोरेण ताडितो मन्मथेषुणा। न शर्म लभते रामः सिंहार्दित इव द्विपः
Struck in his heart by the fierce arrow of love, Rāma finds no peace, like an elephant tormented by a lion.
रुद मा देवि शोकेन मा भूत् ते मनसो भयम्। शचीव भर्त्रा शक्रेण सङ्गमेष्यसि शोभने
Do not weep, O lady, from grief; let no fear trouble your mind. Like Śacī with her husband Indra, you will be united with your lord, O beautiful one.
रामाद् विशिष्टः कोऽन्योऽस्ति कश्चित् सौमित्रिणा समः। अग्निमारुतकल्पौ तौ भ्रातरौ तव संश्रयौ
Who is there superior to Rāma, or equal to Saumitri? Those two brothers, like Agni and Vāyu, are your refuge.
नास्मिंश्चिरं वत्स्यसि देवि देशे रक्षोगणैरध्युषितेऽतिरौद्रे। न ते चिरादागमनं प्रियस्य क्षमस्व मत्संगमकालमात्रम्
You will not remain long, O lady, in this place inhabited by fierce hosts of Rākṣasas; your beloved's arrival will not be delayed—endure only until we meet again.
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Listen now to the fortieth chapter in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Sundara Kāṇḍa.
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्य वायुसूनोर्महात्मनः। उवाचात्महितं वाक्यं सीता सुरसुतोपमा
Hearing the words of the great-souled son of the Wind, Sītā, equal to the daughter of the gods, spoke words for his welfare.
त्वां दृष्ट्वा प्रियवक्तारं सम्प्रहृष्यामि वानर। अर्धसंजातसस्येव वृष्टिं प्राप्य वसुंधरा
Seeing you, O monkey, who brings pleasing words, I am gladdened, like the earth, half-sown, when it receives rain.
यथा तं पुरुषव्याघ्रं गात्रैः शोकाभिकर्शितैः। संस्पृशेयं सकामाहं तथा कुरु दयां मयि
Just as I long to touch that tiger among men with my limbs, wasted by sorrow, so show me your compassion.
अभिज्ञानं च रामस्य दद्या हरिगणोत्तम। क्षिप्तामिषीकां काकस्य कोपादेकाक्षिशातनीम्
O best of the monkey hosts, give Rāma a token of recognition: the single-eyed reed I threw at the crow out of anger.