सागरौघनिभं भीमं दृष्ट्वा बाणार्दितं बलम्। मार्गते जाम्बवन्तं च हनूमान् सविभीषणः
Seeing the army, struck by arrows, vast and dreadful like a flood of the ocean, Hanuman, with Vibhishana, searched for Jambavan.
स्वभावजरया युक्तं वृद्धं शरशतैश्चितम्। प्रजापतिसुतं वीरं शाम्यन्तमिव पावकम्
They saw Jambavan, the heroic son of Prajapati, aged and worn by nature, his body pierced by hundreds of arrows, like fire about to be extinguished.
दृष्ट्वा समभिसंक्रम्य पौलस्त्यो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। कच्चिदार्य शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्न प्राणा ध्वंसितास्तव
Seeing him, the Rakshasa approached and spoke these words: 'Noble one, have your vital breaths not been destroyed by these sharp arrows?'
विभीषणवचः श्रुत्वा जाम्बवानृक्षपुङ्गवः। कृच्छ्रादभ्युद्गिरन् वाक्यमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
Hearing Vibhishana's words, Jambavan, the foremost of bears, with difficulty raised himself and spoke these words.
नैर्ऋतेन्द्र महावीर्य स्वरेण त्वाभिलक्षये। विद्धगात्रः शितैर्बाणैर्न त्वां पश्यामि चक्षुषा
'O mighty lord of the Rakshasas, I recognize you by your voice; though my body is pierced by sharp arrows, I cannot see you with my eyes.'
अञ्जना सुप्रजा येन मातरिश्वा च सुव्रत। हनूमान् वानरश्रेष्ठः प्राणान् धारयते क्वचित्
'Wherever Hanuman, the best of vanaras, son of Anjana and the wind-god, who is of noble vows, preserves his life, there hope remains.'
श्रुत्वा जाम्बवतो वाक्यमुवाचेदं विभीषणः। आर्यपुत्रावतिक्रम्य कस्मात् पृच्छसि मारुतिम्
Hearing Jambavan's words, Vibhishana spoke: 'Why, after passing over the sons of the noble one, do you ask about Maruti?'
नैव राजनि सुग्रीवे नाङ्गदे नापि राघवे। आर्य संदर्शितः स्नेहो यथा वायुसुते परः
'Neither for King Sugriva, nor for Angada, nor even for Rama, has such special affection been shown, noble one, as for the son of the Wind.'
विभीषणवचः श्रुत्वा जाम्बवान् वाक्यमब्रवीत्। शृणु नैर्ऋतशार्दूल यस्मात् पृच्छामि मारुतिम्
Hearing Vibhishana's words, Jambavan spoke: 'Listen, tiger among Rakshasas, why I ask about Maruti.'
अस्मिञ्जीवति वीरे तु हतमप्यहतं बलम्। हनूमत्युज्झितप्राणे जीवन्तोऽपि मृता वयम्
'While this hero lives, even if the army is slain, it is not destroyed; but if Hanuman gives up his life, even if we live, we are as good as dead.'
धरते मारुतिस्तात मारुतप्रतिमो यदि। वैश्वानरसमो वीर्ये जीविताशा ततो भवेत्
'If Hanuman, equal to the wind in might and resembling fire in energy, still breathes, then hope for life remains.'
ततो वृद्धमुपागम्य विनयेनाभ्यवादयत्। गृह्य जाम्बवतः पादौ हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः
Then Hanuman, son of the Wind, approached the aged one, greeted him with humility, and took hold of Jambavan's feet.
श्रुत्वा हनूमतो वाक्यं तदा विव्यथितेन्द्रियः। पुनर्जातमिवात्मानं मन्यते स्मर्क्षपुङ्गवः
Hearing Hanuman's words, Jambavan, his senses agitated, felt as if he had been born anew.
ततोऽब्रवीन्महातेजा हनूमन्तं स जाम्बवान्। आगच्छ हरिशार्दूल वानरांस्त्रातुमर्हसि
Then Jambavan, of great brilliance, spoke to Hanuman: 'Come, tiger among vanaras, you must save the vanaras.'
नान्यो विक्रमपर्याप्तस्त्वमेषां परमः सखा। त्वत्पराक्रमकालोऽयं नान्यं पश्यामि कञ्चन
'No one else has sufficient prowess; you are their foremost friend. This is the time for your valor; I see no one else at all.'
ऋक्षवानरवीराणामनीकानि प्रहर्षय। विशल्यौ कुरु चाप्येतौ सादितौ रामलक्ष्मणौ
'Inspire the troops of heroic bears and vanaras; also heal these two, Rama and Lakshmana, who have been struck down.'
गत्वा परममध्वानमुपर्युपरि सागरम्। हिमवन्तं नगश्रेष्ठं हनूमन् गन्तुमर्हसि
'You must go, Hanuman, across the vast ocean, to the highest mountain, Himavat, the chief of mountains.'
ततः काञ्चनमत्युच्चमृषभं पर्वतोत्तमम्। कैलासशिखरं चात्र द्रक्ष्यस्यरिनिषूदन
Then, O destroyer of enemies, you will see there the supreme mountain, the golden, towering bull among peaks, the summit of Kailāsa.
तयोः शिखरयोर्मध्ये प्रदीप्तमतुलप्रभम्। सर्वौषधियुतं वीर द्रक्ष्यस्योषधिपर्वतम्
Between those two peaks, O hero, you will see the blazing mountain of herbs, shining with incomparable radiance and filled with all medicinal plants.
तस्य वानरशार्दूल चतस्रो मूर्ध्नि सम्भवाः। द्रक्ष्यस्योषधयो दीप्ता दीपयन्तीर्दिशो दश
On its summit, O tiger among monkeys, you will see four brilliant herbs, arising there and illuminating the ten directions.
मृतसञ्जीवनीं चैव विशल्यकरणीमपि। सुवर्णकरणीं चैव संधानीं च महौषधीम्
These are the Mṛtasañjīvanī, the Viśalyakaraṇī, the Suvarṇakaraṇī, and the mighty Saṃdhānī herb.
ताः सर्वा हनुमन् गृह्य क्षिप्रमागन्तुमर्हसि। आश्वासय हरीन् प्राणैर्योज्य गन्धवहात्मज
Hanuman, you must quickly gather all these and return; revive the monkeys by joining their life-breaths, O son of the wind.
श्रुत्वा जाम्बवतो वाक्यं हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः। आपूर्यत बलोद्धर्षैर्वायुवेगैरिवार्णवः
Hearing Jāmbavān's words, Hanuman, son of the wind, was filled with strength and vigor, like the ocean swelling with the force of the wind.
स पर्वततटाग्रस्थः पीडयन् पर्वतोत्तमम्। हनूमान् दृश्यते वीरो द्वितीय इव पर्वतः
Standing atop the mountain's peak, the heroic Hanuman pressed down on the great mountain and appeared like a second mountain himself.
हरिपादविनिर्भग्नो निषसाद स पर्वतः। न शशाक तदात्मानं वोढुं भृशनिपीडितः
Crushed by the monkey's feet, the mountain sank down, unable to support itself, overwhelmed by the intense pressure.
तस्य पेतुर्नगा भूमौ हरिवेगाच्च जज्वलुः। शृङ्गाणि च व्यकीर्यन्त पीडितस्य हनूमता
Its trees fell to the ground and blazed from the monkey's force, and its peaks were shattered by Hanuman's pressure.
तस्मिन् सम्पीड्यमाने तु भग्नद्रुमशिलातले। न शेकुर्वानराः स्थातुं घूर्णमाने नगोत्तमे
As the great mountain was being crushed, with its trees and rocks broken, the monkeys could not stand upon it as it swayed.
सा घूर्णितमहाद्वारा प्रभग्नगृहगोपुरा। लङ्का त्रासाकुला रात्रौ प्रनृत्तेवाभवत् तदा
With its great gates shaking, its houses and towers broken, Lanka, filled with fear and confusion in the night, seemed as if it were dancing.
पृथिवीधरसंकाशो निपीड्य पृथिवीधरम्। पृथिवीं क्षोभयामास सार्णवां मारुतात्मजः
Like a mountain among mountains, Hanuman, son of the wind, pressed down on the mountain and shook the earth together with the ocean.
आरुरोह तदा तस्माद्धरिर्मलयपर्वतम्। मेरुमन्दरसंकाशं नानाप्रस्रवणाकुलम्
Then the monkey climbed the Malaya mountain, resembling Meru and Mandara, crowded with many streams.