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.
मनःशिलायास्तिलको गण्डपार्श्वे निवेशितः। त्वया प्रणष्टे तिलके तं किल स्मर्तुमर्हसि
The streak of red pigment on my cheek, set by you when the mark was lost—surely you remember that.
स वीर्यवान् कथं सीतां हृतां समनुमन्यसे। वसन्तीं रक्षसां मध्ये महेन्द्रवरुणोपम
How can that mighty one, equal to Mahendra and Varuṇa, endure that Sītā has been carried off, dwelling among Rākṣasas?
एष चूडामणिर्दिव्यो मया सुपरिरक्षितः। एतं दृष्ट्वा प्रहृष्यामि व्यसने त्वामिवानघ
This divine crest-jewel, well guarded by me, I now show you; seeing it, I rejoice in adversity, as if I were seeing you, O sinless one.
एष निर्यातितः श्रीमान् मया ते वारिसम्भवः। अतः परं न शक्ष्यामि जीवितुं शोकलालसा
This auspicious jewel, born of water, has been sent by me to you; beyond this, I will not be able to live, longing as I am in sorrow.
असह्यानि च दुःखानि वाचश्च हृदयच्छिदः। राक्षसैः सह संवासं त्वत्कृते मर्षयाम्यहम्
I endure unbearable pains and words that pierce the heart, and I tolerate living among the rākṣasas for your sake.
धारयिष्यामि मासं तु जीवितं शत्रुसूदन। मासादूर्ध्वं न जीविष्ये त्वया हीना नृपात्मज
O destroyer of enemies, I will sustain my life for one month; after a month, deprived of you, O prince, I will not live.
घोरो राक्षसराजोऽयं दृष्टिश्च न सुखा मयि। त्वां च श्रुत्वा विषज्जन्तं न जीवेयमपि क्षणम्
This dreadful king of the rākṣasas is here, and his gaze is not pleasant to me; and if I hear that you have become despondent, I would not live even for a moment.
वैदेह्या वचनं श्रुत्वा करुणं साश्रुभाषितम्। अथाब्रवीन्महातेजा हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः
Hearing Vaidehī’s words, spoken with tears and full of sorrow, the mighty Hanuman, son of the Wind, then spoke.
त्वच्छोकविमुखो रामो देवि सत्येन ते शपे। रामे शोकाभिभूते तु लक्ष्मणः परितप्यते
O lady, by truth I swear to you: Rāma is turned away from all joy because of your sorrow; and when Rāma is overwhelmed by grief, Lakṣmaṇa too is tormented.
दृष्टा कथंचिद् भवती न कालः परिदेवितुम्। इमं मुहूर्तं दुःखानामन्तं द्रक्ष्यसि भामिनि
By some fortune you have been found; now is not the time for lamentation. O noble lady, in this very moment you will see an end to your sorrows.