चण्डनक्रग्राहघोरं क्षपादौ दिवसक्षये। हसन्तमिव फेनौघैर्नृत्यन्तमिव चोर्मिभिः
At the beginning of night, as day waned, the sea appeared fierce with sharks and crocodiles, laughing with waves of foam, dancing with surging billows.
चन्द्रोदये समुद्भूतं प्रतिचन्द्रसमाकुलम्। चण्डानिलमहाग्राहैः कीर्णं तिमितिमिंगिलैः
At moonrise, the ocean was stirred, filled with reflections of the moon, crowded with fierce winds and great sea creatures like whales and dolphins.
दीप्तभोगैरिवाकीर्णं भुजङ्गैर्वरुणालयम्। अवगाढं महासत्त्वैर्नानाशैलसमाकुलम्
The abode of Varuna seemed covered with blazing serpents, immersed with mighty beings, and filled with various mountains.
सुदुर्गं दुर्गमार्गं तमगाधमसुरालयम्। मकरैर्नागभोगैश्च विगाढा वातलोलिताः। उत्पेतुश्च निपेतुश्च प्रहृष्टा जलराशयः
That place was exceedingly difficult, with impassable paths, deep darkness, and the dwelling of demons; the waters, churned by makaras and serpents, rose and fell, delighted.
अग्निचूर्णमिवाविद्धं भास्वराम्बुमहोरगम्। सुरारिनिलयं घोरं पातालविषयं सदा
It appeared as if sprinkled with fire-dust, shining with great aquatic serpents, always a dreadful abode of enemies of the gods and the realm of the underworld.
सागरं चाम्बरप्रख्यमम्बरं सागरोपमम्। सागरं चाम्बरं चेति निर्विशेषमदृश्यत
The sea resembled the sky, and the sky was like the sea; sea and sky appeared indistinguishable.
सम्पृक्तं नभसाप्यम्भः सम्पृक्तं च नभोऽम्भसा। तादृग्रूपे स्म दृश्येते तारारत्नसमाकुले
The water blended with the sky, and the sky blended with the water; in such a form, both appeared, filled with stars and gems.
समुत्पतितमेघस्य वीचिमालाकुलस्य च। विशेषो न द्वयोरासीत् सागरस्याम्बरस्य च
With clouds rising and rows of waves surging, there was no distinction between the sea and the sky.
अन्योन्यैरहताः सक्ताः सस्वनुर्भीमनिःस्वनाः। ऊर्मयः सिन्धुराजस्य महाभेर्य इवाम्बरे
The waves of the lord of rivers, clashing and resounding with terrifying noise, were suspended in the air like great drums.
रत्नौघजलसंनादं विषक्तमिव वायुना। उत्पतन्तमिव क्रुद्धं यादोगणसमाकुलम्
The sound of the multitude of gems and water, as if seized by the wind, seemed to rise in anger, filled with hosts of aquatic creatures.
ददृशुस्ते महात्मानो वाताहतजलाशयम्। अनिलोद्धूतमाकाशे प्रवलान्तमिवोर्मिभिः
The great-souled ones saw the water mass struck by wind, tossed in the sky, shining with waves like coral.
ततो विस्मयमापन्ना हरयो ददृशुः स्थिताः। भ्रान्तोर्मिजालसंनादं प्रलोलमिव सागरम्
Then the monkeys, standing there, were struck with wonder, seeing the sea restless, its network of waves resounding and swirling.
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Fifth chapter, let it be heard. In the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Yuddha Kāṇḍa, the fifth chapter.
सा तु नीलेन विधिवत्स्वारक्षा सुसमाहिता। सागरस्योत्तरे तीरे साधु सा विनिवेशिता
That army, properly protected by Nila according to the rules, was well stationed on the northern shore of the ocean.
मैन्दश्च द्विविदश्चोभौ तत्र वानरपुङ्गवौ। विचेरतुश्च तां सेनां रक्षार्थं सर्वतोदिशम्
Mainda and Dvivida, both foremost among monkeys, patrolled the army in all directions for its protection.
निविष्टायां तु सेनायां तीरे नदनदीपतेः। पार्श्वस्थं लक्ष्मणं दृष्ट्वा रामो वचनमब्रवीत्
When the army had settled on the bank of the lordly river, Rama, seeing Lakshmana at his side, spoke these words.
शोकश्च किल कालेन गच्छता ह्यपगच्छति। मम चापश्यतः कान्तामहन्यहनि वर्धते
It is said that grief fades with the passage of time, yet for me, as I behold my beloved, it grows day by day.
वाहि वात यतः कान्ता तां स्पृष्ट्वा मामपि स्पृश। त्वयि मे गात्रसंस्पर्शश्चन्द्रे दृष्टिसमागमः
O wind, since you touch my beloved, touch me also; in you is the contact of her body, and in the moon is the meeting of our gaze.
तन्मे दहति गात्राणि विषं पीतमिवाशये। हा नाथेति प्रिया सा मां ह्रियमाणा यदब्रवीत्
That burns my limbs, as if I had drunk poison; 'Alas, my protector!'—those words my dear one spoke as she was carried away.
तद्वियोगेन्धनवता तच्चिन्ताविमलार्चिषा। रात्रिंदिवं शरीरं मे दह्यते मदनाग्निना
With the fuel of separation and the pure flame of anxious thought, day and night my body is consumed by the fire of longing.
अवगाह्यार्णवं स्वप्स्ये सौमित्रे भवता विना। एवं च प्रज्वलन् कामो न मा सुप्तं जले दहेत्
I will plunge into the ocean and sleep, O Saumitri, without you; thus, even if desire blazes, it will not burn me as I sleep in the water.
बह्वेतत् कामयानस्य शक्यमेतेन जीवितुम्। यदहं सा च वामोरुरेकां धरणिमाश्रितौ
This is much for one who longs; yet one can live by it—when she and I, with slender thighs, rest together upon the earth.
केदारस्येवाकेदारः सोदकस्य निरूदकः। उपस्नेहेन जीवामि जीवन्तीं यच्छृणोमि ताम्
Like a field with water and one without, I live by her nearness; I survive by hearing that she lives.
कदा नु खलु सुश्रोणीं शतपत्रायतेक्षणाम्। विजित्य शत्रून् द्रक्ष्यामि सीतां स्फीतामिव श्रियम्
When, indeed, will I see Sita, of lovely hips and lotus-like eyes, after conquering my enemies, radiant as abundant fortune?
कदा सुचारुदन्तोष्ठं तस्याः पद्ममिवाननम्। ईषदुन्नाम्य पास्यामि रसायनमिवातुरः
When will I, raising her lotus-like face with charming teeth and lips, drink from it as a sick man drinks an elixir?
तौ तस्याः सहितौ पीनौ स्तनौ तालफलोपमौ। कदा न खलु सोत्कम्पौ श्लिष्यन्त्या मां भजिष्यतः
When will her two full breasts, like palm fruits, trembling as she embraces me, truly delight me?
सा नूनमसितापाङ्गी रक्षोमध्यगता सती। मन्नाथा नाथहीनेव त्रातारं नाधिगच्छति
Surely, she of dark eyes, surrounded by demons, deprived of her protector, finds no savior, as one abandoned seeks refuge.
कथं जनकराजस्य दुहिता मम च प्रिया। राक्षसीमध्यगा शेते स्नुषा दशरथस्य च
How does the daughter of King Janaka, my beloved, lying among demons, and the daughter-in-law of Dasharatha, sleep?
अविक्षोभ्याणि रक्षांसि सा विधूयोत्पतिष्यति। विधूय जलदान् नीलान् शशिलेखा शरत्स्विव
She will cast off the unshakable demons and rise, just as the moon's crescent emerges in autumn, dispelling dark clouds.
स्वभावतनुका नूनं शोकेनानशनेन च। भूयस्तनुतरा सीता देशकालविपर्ययात्
Surely, Sita, naturally slender, has grown even thinner from grief and fasting, due to the change of place and time.