श्रूयतां राम वक्ष्यामि सुग्रीवो नाम वानरः। भ्रात्रा निरस्तः क्रुद्धेन वालिना शक्रसूनुना
Hear, Rama, I will tell you: Sugriva is the name of a vanara, cast out by his brother, the wrathful Vali, son of Indra.
ऋष्यमूके गिरिवरे पम्पापर्यन्तशोभिते। निवसत्यात्मवान् वीरश्चतुर्भिः सह वानरैः
He dwells, self-controlled and heroic, with four vanaras, on the noble mountain Rishyamuka, which shines near the borders of Pampa.
वानरेन्द्रो महावीर्यस्तेजोवानमितप्रभः। सत्यसंधो विनीतश्च धृतिमान् मतिमान् महान्
That king of the vanaras is of great valor, possessing immeasurable brilliance, steadfast in truth, humble, resolute, wise, and noble.
दक्षः प्रगल्भो द्युतिमान् महाबलपराक्रमः। भ्रात्रा विवासितो वीर राज्यहेतोर्महात्मना
Skilled, bold, radiant, and of mighty strength and prowess, he was exiled by his brother, the great-souled one, for the sake of the kingdom.
स ते सहायो मित्रं च सीतायाः परिमार्गणे। भविष्यति हि ते राम मा च शोके मनः कृथाः
He will be your ally and friend in the search for Sita; surely, Rama, do not let your mind be troubled by grief.
भवितव्यं हि तच्चापि न तच्छक्यमिहान्यथा। कर्तुमिक्ष्वाकुशार्दूल कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः
This must indeed come to pass, and it cannot be otherwise here; O tiger among Ikshvakus, for time is difficult to overcome.
गच्छ शीघ्रमितो वीर सुग्रीवं तं महाबलम्। वयस्यं तं कुरु क्षिप्रमितो गत्वाद्य राघव
Go swiftly from here, O hero, to Sugriva, that mighty one; make him your friend quickly, Raghava, by going today.
अद्रोहाय समागम्य दीप्यमाने विभावसौ। न च ते सोऽवमन्तव्यः सुग्रीवो वानराधिपः
Approach him for friendship, as the fire blazes; and do not disregard Sugriva, the lord of the vanaras.
कृतज्ञः कामरूपी च सहायार्थी च वीर्यवान्। शक्तौ ह्यद्य युवां कर्तुं कार्यं तस्य चिकीर्षितम्
He is grateful, able to assume any form, seeking allies, and powerful; today you both are capable of accomplishing the task he desires.
कृतार्थो वाकृतार्थो वा तव कृत्यं करिष्यति। स ऋक्षरजसः पुत्रः पम्पामटति शङ्कितः
Whether he succeeds or fails, the son of the king of bears will do your bidding; he now wanders near Pampā, wary and alert.
भास्करस्यौरसः पुत्रो वालिना कृतकिल्बिषः। संनिधायायुधं क्षिप्रमृष्यमूकालयं कपिम्
The son of the Sun, wronged by Vāli, now dwells on Ṛṣyamūka, having set aside his weapons; he is a monkey chief.
कुरु राघव सत्येन वयस्यं वनचारिणम्। स हि स्थानानि कात्स्न्र्येन सर्वाणि कपिकुञ्जरः
O Rāghava, by your truth, make that forest-dwelling monkey your friend, for he, the best among monkeys, knows every place in its entirety.
नरमांसाशिनां लोके नैपुण्यादधिगच्छति। न तस्याविदितं लोके किंचिदस्ति हि राघव
In this world, he surpasses even those who eat human flesh in skill; O Rāghava, there is nothing in the world unknown to him.
यावत् सूर्यः प्रतपति सहस्रांशुः परंतप। स नदीर्विपुलान् शैलान् गिरिदुर्गाणि कन्दरान्
As long as the thousand-rayed Sun blazes, he will search the rivers, vast mountains, mountain-fortresses, and caves.
अन्विष्य वानरैः सार्धं पत्नीं तेऽधिगमिष्यति। वानरांश्च महाकायान् प्रेषयिष्यति राघव
Together with the monkeys, he will find your wife; and, O Rāghava, he will send forth mighty-bodied monkeys.
दिशो विचेतुं तां सीतां त्वद्वियोगेन शोचतीम्। अन्वेष्यति वरारोहां मैथिलीं रावणालये
He will dispatch them to search all directions for Sītā, grieving in your absence, and will seek the noble Maithilī in Rāvaṇa's abode.
स मेरुशृङ्गाग्रगतामनिन्दितां प्रविश्य पातालतलेऽपि वाश्रिताम्। प्लवङ्गमानामृषभस्तव प्रियां निहत्य रक्षांसि पुनः प्रदास्यति
Even if your blameless beloved is atop Mount Meru or hidden in the depths of the underworld, the bull among monkeys will slay the demons and restore her to you.
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Listen now to the seventy-third sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Araṇyakāṇḍa.
दर्शयित्वा तु रामाय सीतायाः परिमार्गणे। वाक्यमन्वर्थमर्थज्ञः कबन्धः पुनरब्रवीत्
Having shown Rāma the way to search for Sītā, the wise Kabandha, understanding the matter, spoke again.
एष राम शिवः पन्था यत्रैते पुष्पिता द्रुमाः। प्रतीचीं दिशमाश्रित्य प्रकाशन्ते मनोरमाः
This, O Rāma, is the auspicious path where these blossoming trees, lovely to behold, stand facing the west.
जम्बूप्रियालपनसा न्यग्रोधप्लक्षतिन्दुकाः। अश्वत्थाः कर्णिकाराश्च चूताश्चान्ये च पादपाः
Jambū, Priyāla, Jackfruit, Banyan, Fig, Tinduka, Peepal, Karnikāra, Mango, and other trees grow here.
धन्वना नागवृक्षाश्च तिलका नक्तमालकाः। नीलाशोकाः कदम्बाश्च करवीराश्च पुष्पिताः
There are also Nāga trees, Tilaka, Night-blooming Jasmine, Blue Ashoka, Kadamba, and flowering Oleander.
अग्निमुख्या अशोकाश्च सुरक्ताः पारिभद्रकाः। तानारुह्याथवा भूमौ पातयित्वा च तान् बलात्
There are flaming Ashoka trees, deeply red Paribhadraka trees; by climbing them or forcefully shaking them to the ground—
फलान्यमृतकल्पानि भक्षयित्वा गमिष्यथः। तदतिक्रम्य काकुत्स्थ वनं पुष्पितपादपम्
—you may eat the fruits, nectar-like in taste, and then proceed onward.
नन्दनप्रतिमं चान्यत् कुरवस्तूत्तरा इव। सर्वकालफला यत्र पादपा मधुरस्रवाः
Beyond that, O descendant of Kakutstha, is another forest with blossoming trees, like the northern Kurava groves, resembling Nandana itself.
सर्वे च ऋतवस्तत्र वने चैत्ररथे यथा। फलभारनतास्तत्र महाविटपधारिणः
There, as in the Caitraratha grove, all the seasons are present; the trees, heavy with fruit and bearing great canopies, shine everywhere.
शोभन्ते सर्वतस्तत्र मेघपर्वतसंनिभाः। तानारुह्याथवा भूमौ पातयित्वाथवा सुखम्
There, trees resembling rain clouds and mountains stand everywhere; by climbing them, or by easily shaking them to the ground—
फलान्यमृतकल्पानि लक्ष्मणस्ते प्रदास्यति। चङ्क्रमन्तौ वरान् शैलान् शैलाच्छैलं वनाद् वनम्
Lakṣmaṇa will offer you fruits that are like nectar; as you both wander from mountain to mountain and forest to forest.
ततः पुष्करिणीं वीरौ पम्पां नाम गमिष्यथः। अशर्करामविभ्रंशां समतीर्थामशैवलाम्
Then, O heroes, you will reach the lotus pond called Pampā, which is free from gravel, undisturbed, level, and without reeds.
राम संजातवालूकां कमलोत्पलशोभिताम्। तत्र हंसाः प्लवाः क्रौञ्चाः कुरराश्चैव राघव
Rāma, its sand is newly formed and it is adorned with lotuses and water lilies; there, swans, diving birds, cranes, and curlews are found, O Rāghava.