भरतं किं नु वक्ष्यामि शत्रुघ्नं च महाबलम्। सह तेन वनं यातो विना तेनागतः कथम्
What shall I say to Bharata, or to the mighty Shatrughna? How can I return without him, when I went to the forest together with him?
इहैव मरणं श्रेयो न तु बन्धुविगर्हणम्। किं मया दुष्कृतं कर्म कृतमन्यत्र जन्मनि
Death here itself is better for me than the reproach of my kin; what evil deed did I commit in another life,
येन मे धार्मिको भ्राता निहतश्चाग्रतः स्थितः। हा भ्रातर्मनुजश्रेष्ठ शूराणां प्रवर प्रभो
by which my righteous brother, standing before me, has been slain? Alas, brother, best of the younger ones, foremost among heroes, lord!
एकाकी किं नु मां त्यक्त्वा परलोकाय गच्छसि। विलपन्तं च मां भ्रातः किमर्थं नावभाषसे
Why do you abandon me and go alone to the next world? O brother, why do you not speak to me as I lament?
उत्तिष्ठ पश्य किं शेषे दीनं मां पश्य चक्षुषा। शोकार्तस्य प्रमत्तस्य पर्वतेषु वनेषु च
Rise up, look—why do you lie there? Look upon me with your eyes, so wretched, overwhelmed by grief and distracted, on the mountains and in the forests.
विषण्णस्य महाबाहो समाश्वासयिता मम। राममेवं ब्रुवाणं तु शोकव्याकुलितेन्द्रियम्
O mighty-armed one, who will comfort me, so dejected? As Rama spoke thus, his senses overcome by grief,
आश्वासयन्नुवाचेदं सुषेणः परमं वचः। त्यजेमां नरशार्दूल बुद्धिं वैक्लव्यकारिणीम्
Suṣeṇa, offering comfort, spoke these supreme words: 'O tiger among men, abandon this despairing thought,
शोकसंजननीं चिन्तां तुल्यां बाणैश्चमूमुखे। नैव पञ्चत्वमापन्नो लक्ष्मणो लक्ष्मिवर्धनः
this anxiety that breeds sorrow, like arrows in the midst of battle. Lakshmana, increaser of prosperity, has not reached death.
नह्यस्य विकृतं वक्त्रं न च श्यामत्वमागतम्। सुप्रभं च प्रसन्नं च मुखमस्य निरीक्ष्यताम्
His face is not distorted, nor has it turned dark; behold his face, bright and serene.
पद्मपत्रतलौ हस्तौ सुप्रसन्ने च लोचने। नेदृशं दृश्यते रूपं गतासूनां विशां पते
His hands are like the inner surface of lotus petals, his eyes are very clear; such a form is not seen in those whose life has departed, O lord of men.
विषादं मा कृथा वीर सप्राणोऽयमरिंदम। आख्याति तु प्रसुप्तस्य स्रस्तगात्रस्य भूतले
Do not give in to despair, O hero; this subduer of foes still has life. The signs of one who is merely asleep, his limbs relaxed upon the ground, are evident.
सोच्छ्वासं हृदयं वीर कम्पमानं मुहुर्मुहुः। एवमुक्त्वा महाप्राज्ञः सुषेणो राघवं वचः
His heart, O hero, is still breathing, trembling again and again. Having spoken thus, the wise Suṣeṇa addressed these words to Rāghava:
समीपस्थमुवाचेदं हनूमन्तं महाकपिम्। सौम्य शीघ्रमितो गत्वा पर्वतं हि महोदयम्
He spoke to Hanuman, the great monkey, who was standing nearby: 'Gentle one, quickly go from here to the great mountain Mahodaya.'
पूर्वं तु कथितो योऽसौ वीर जाम्बवता तव। दक्षिणे शिखरे जातां महौषधिमिहानय
O hero, as Jāmbavān previously told you, bring here the great medicinal herb that grows on the southern peak.
विशल्यकरणीं नाम्ना सावर्ण्यकरणीं तथा। संजीवकरणीं वीर संधानीं च महौषधीम्
Bring, O hero, the great herbs named Viśalyakaraṇī, Sāvarṇyakaraṇī, Saṃjīvakaraṇī, and Saṃdhānī.
संजीवनार्थं वीरस्य लक्ष्मणस्य त्वमानय। इत्येवमुक्तो हनुमान् गत्वा चौषधिपर्वतम्। चिन्तामभ्यगमच्छ्रीमानजानंस्ता महौषधीः
Bring them for the revival of the heroic Lakṣmaṇa. Thus addressed, Hanumān went to the mountain of herbs, but, though illustrious, he could not recognize those great herbs.
तस्य बुद्धिः समुत्पन्ना मारुतेरमितौजसः। इदमेव गमिष्यामि गृहीत्वा शिखरं गिरेः
Then a thought arose in the mind of Hanumān, the son of the wind, of immeasurable energy: 'I will take this very peak of the mountain.'
अस्मिंस्तु शिखरे जातामोषधीं तां सुखावहाम्। प्रतर्केणावगच्छामि सुषेणो ह्येवमब्रवीत्
'By inference, I understand that the beneficial herb grows on this peak, for Suṣeṇa has spoken thus.'
अगृह्य यदि गच्छामि विशल्यकरणीमहम्। कालात्ययेन दोषः स्याद् वैक्लव्यं च महद्भवेत्
'If I go without taking the Viśalyakaraṇī, there would be harm from delay and great distress.'
इति संचिन्त्य हनुमान् गत्वा क्षिप्रं महाबलः। आसाद्य पर्वतश्रेष्ठं त्रिः प्रकम्प्य गिरेः शिरः
Thinking thus, Hanumān, of great strength, quickly went, reached the best of mountains, and shook the summit three times.
फुल्लनानातरुगणं समुत्पाट्य महाबलः। गृहीत्वा हरिशार्दूलो हस्ताभ्यां समतोलयत्
The mighty one, having uprooted the blossoming groups of various trees, seized the peak with both hands and balanced it.
स नीलमिव जीमूतं तोयपूर्णं नभस्तलात्। उत्पपात गृहीत्वा तु हनूमान् शिखरं गिरेः
Hanumān, having taken the mountain peak, leapt up from the sky like a dark blue raincloud filled with water.
समागम्य महावेगः संन्यस्य शिखरं गिरेः। विश्रम्य किंचिद्धनुमान् सुषेणमिदमब्रवीत्
Arriving with great speed and setting down the mountain peak, Hanumān rested a little and then spoke to Suṣeṇa.
औषधीर्नावगच्छामि ता अहं हरिपुङ्गव। तदिदं शिखरं कृत्स्नं गिरेस्तस्याहृतं मया
'O best of monkeys, I do not recognize those herbs; therefore, I have brought this entire peak of the mountain.'
एवं कथयमानं तु प्रशस्य पवनात्मजम्। सुषेणो वानरश्रेष्ठो जग्राहोत्पाट्य चौषधीः
As he was saying this, Suṣeṇa, the foremost of monkeys, praised the son of the wind and, uprooting the herbs, took them.
विस्मितास्तु बभूवुस्ते सर्वे वानरपुङ्गवाः। दृष्ट्वा तु हनुमत्कर्म सुरैरपि सुदुष्करम्
All the foremost monkeys were amazed, seeing Hanumān's deed, which was extremely difficult even for the gods.
ततः संक्षोदयित्वा तामोषधीं वानरोत्तमः। लक्ष्मणस्य ददौ नस्तः सुषेणः सुमहाद्युतिः
Then Suṣeṇa, the most radiant among monkeys, after crushing the herb, placed it near Lakṣmaṇa.
सशल्यः स समाघ्राय लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा। विशल्यो विरुजः शीघ्रमुदतिष्ठन्महीतलात्
Lakṣmaṇa, still pierced by arrows, inhaled it and, freed from wounds and pain, quickly rose from the ground.
तमुत्थितं तु हरयो भूतलात् प्रेक्ष्य लक्ष्मणम्। साधुसाध्विति सुप्रीता लक्ष्मणं प्रत्यपूजयन्
Seeing Lakṣmaṇa rise from the earth, the monkeys, delighted, joyfully praised him, exclaiming, 'Well done! Well done!'
एह्येहीत्यब्रवीद् रामो लक्ष्मणं परवीरहा। सस्वजे गाढमालिङ्गय बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणः
Rāma, destroyer of enemies, said, 'Come, come!' to Lakṣmaṇa, embraced him tightly, his eyes filled with tears.