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.
तावुभौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ राजपुत्रावनिन्दितौ। त्वद्दर्शनकृतोत्साहौ लङ्कां भस्मीकरिष्यतः
Those two tigers among men, the blameless princes, eager for your sight, will reduce Laṅkā to ashes.
हत्वा तु समरे रक्षो रावणं सहबान्धवैः। राघवौ त्वां विशालाक्षि स्वां पुरीं प्रति नेष्यतः
Having slain Rāvaṇa, the rākṣasa, in battle along with his kinsmen, the two Rāghavas will lead you, wide-eyed one, back to their own city.
यत्तु रामो विजानीयादभिज्ञानमनिन्दिते। प्रीतिसंजननं भूयस्तस्य त्वं दातुमर्हसि
O blameless one, you should give Rāma a token of recognition, so that he may know and be gladdened all the more.
साब्रवीद् दत्तमेवाहो मयाभिज्ञानमुत्तमम्। एतदेव हि रामस्य दृष्ट्वा यत्नेन भूषणम्
She replied, 'I have already given an excellent token of recognition; for this very ornament, carefully preserved, is what Rāma will see.'
श्रद्धेयं हनुमन् वाक्यं तव वीर भविष्यति। स तं मणिवरं गृह्य श्रीमान् प्लवगसत्तमः
O hero Hanuman, your words will be trusted; then the illustrious best of monkeys took that precious jewel.
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवीं गमनायोपचक्रमे। तमुत्पातकृतोत्साहमवेक्ष्य हरियूथपम्
Bowing his head to the lady, he prepared to depart; seeing the monkey chief eager to leap away,
वर्धमानं महावेगमुवाच जनकात्मजा। अश्रुपूर्णमुखी दीना बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा
The daughter of Janaka, her face full of tears, distressed, spoke to him with a voice choked by weeping, as his speed and vigor grew.
हनूमन् सिंहसंकाशौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। सुग्रीवं च सहामात्यं सर्वान् ब्रूया अनामयम्
Hanuman, you must convey my well-being to the lion-like brothers Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, and to Sugrīva with his ministers, all of them.
यथा च स महाबाहुर्मां तारयति राघवः। अस्माद् दुःखाम्बुसंरोधात् त्वं समाधातुमर्हसि
And as Rāghava, the mighty-armed one, rescues me from this flood of sorrow, you must arrange for that to happen.
इदं च तीव्रं मम शोकवेगं रक्षोभिरेभिः परिभर्त्सनं च। ब्रूयास्तु रामस्य गतः समीपं शिवश्च तेऽध्वास्तु हरिप्रवीर
When you reach Rāma, tell him of this intense rush of my grief and the insults I have suffered from these rākṣasas; and may your journey be auspicious, O best of monkeys.