दृढं हि हृदये बुद्धिर्मम सम्परिवर्तते। नालं वर्तयितुं सीता साध्वी मद्विरहं गता
A firm conviction turns in my heart: Sītā, so virtuous, cannot endure my absence.
मयि भावो हि वैदेह्यास्तत्त्वतो विनिवेशितः। ममापि भावः सीतायां सर्वथा विनिवेशितः
Vaidehī’s love is truly fixed in me; my love for Sītā is likewise fixed in every way.
एष पुष्पवहो वायुः सुखस्पर्शो हिमावहः। तां विचिन्तयतः कान्तां पावकप्रतिमो मम
This flower-laden breeze, pleasant to the touch and cool, feels like fire to me as I think of my beloved.
सदा सुखमहं मन्ये यं पुरा सह सीतया। मारुतः स विना सीतां शोकसंजननो मम
I once thought this wind, so pleasant with Sītā, brought happiness; now, without her, it only brings me sorrow.
तां विनाथ विहङ्गोऽसौ पक्षी प्रणदितस्तदा। वायसः पादपगतः प्रहृष्टमभिकूजति
Without her, that bird, the crow, perched on the tree, cries out joyfully.
एष वै तत्र वैदेह्या विहगः प्रतिहारकः। पक्षी मां तु विशालाक्ष्याः समीपमुपनेष्यति
That bird is the doorkeeper for Vaidehī; but the bird will bring me near to the wide-eyed one.
पश्य लक्ष्मण संनादं वने मदविवर्धनम्। पुष्पिताग्रेषु वृक्षेषु द्विजानामवकूजताम्
See, Lakṣmaṇa, the sound in the forest, swelling with passion, as the birds sing atop blossoming trees.
विक्षिप्तां पवनेनैतामसौ तिलकमञ्जरीम्। षट्पदः सहसाभ्येति मदोद्धूतामिव प्रियाम्
The wind scatters this cluster of sesame flowers; the bee suddenly approaches, as if drawn to a beloved stirred by passion.
कामिनामयमत्यन्तमशोकः शोकवर्धनः। स्तबकैः पवनोत्क्षिप्तैस्तर्जयन्निव मां स्थितः
This ashoka tree, beloved of lovers, stands before me, increasing my sorrow, as if threatening me with its wind-tossed clusters.
अमी लक्ष्मण दृश्यन्ते चूताः कुसुमशालिनः। विभ्रमोत्सिक्तमनसः साङ्गरागा नरा इव
Look, Lakshmana, here are mango trees laden with blossoms, their minds uplifted by the play of the wind, like men adorned with sandalwood, stirred by passion.
सौमित्रे पश्य पम्पायाश्चित्रासु वनराजिषु। किंनरा नरशार्दूल विचरन्ति यतस्ततः
Son of Sumitra, see how, in the wondrous groves along Pampa, Kinnaras roam here and there, O tiger among men.
इमानि शुभगन्धीनि पश्य लक्ष्मण सर्वशः। नलिनानि प्रकाशन्ते जले तरुणसूर्यवत्
Behold, Lakshmana, these fragrant lotuses shining everywhere in the water, radiant like the rising sun.
एषा प्रसन्नसलिला पद्मनीलोत्पलायुता। हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णा पम्पा सौगन्धिकायुता
This Pampa, with its clear waters, filled with lotuses and blue lilies, thronged with swans and waterfowl, is adorned with fragrant flowers.
जले तरुणसूर्याभैः षट्पदाहतकेसरैः। पङ्कजैः शोभते पम्पा समन्तादभिसंवृता
Pampa shines all around, encircled by lotuses whose filaments are struck by bees, glowing in the water like the young sun.
चक्रवाकयुता नित्यं चित्रप्रस्थवनान्तरा। मातङ्गमृगयूथैश्च शोभते सलिलार्थिभिः
Always filled with chakravaka birds and the varied slopes of the forest, it is beautiful with herds of elephants and deer seeking water.
पवनाहतवेगाभिरूर्मिभिर्विमलेऽम्भसि। पङ्कजानि विराजन्ते ताड्यमानानि लक्ष्मण
The lotuses, struck by the wind-driven waves on the clear water, shine brilliantly, Lakshmana.
पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षीं सततं प्रियपङ्कजाम्। अपश्यतो मे वैदेहीं जीवितं नाभिरोचते
Without seeing Vaidehi, whose eyes are wide as lotus petals, ever dear as the lotus itself, life does not please me.
अहो कामस्य वामत्वं यो गतामपि दुर्लभाम्। स्मारयिष्यति कल्याणीं कल्याणतरवादिनीम्
Ah, how perverse is desire! Even now, it makes me remember the noble one, who is gone and hard to find, she who spoke words more auspicious than the most auspicious.
शक्यो धारयितुं कामो भवेदभ्यागतो मया। यदि भूयो वसन्तो मां न हन्यात् पुष्पितद्रुमः
Desire could be borne, even if it comes upon me, if only spring, with its blossoming trees, would not destroy me again.
यानि स्म रमणीयानि तया सह भवन्ति मे। तान्येवारमणीयानि जायन्ते मे तया विना
All those things that were delightful to me with her, now, without her, become joyless.
पद्मकोशपलाशानि द्रष्टुं दृष्टिर्हि मन्यते। सीताया नेत्रकोशाभ्यां सदृशानीति लक्ष्मण
My gaze seeks out the lotus buds and leaves, thinking them like Sita’s eyes, Lakshmana.
पद्मकेसरसंसृष्टो वृक्षान्तरविनिःसृतः। निःश्वास इव सीताया वाति वायुर्मनोहरः
The wind, mingled with the fragrance of lotus filaments, flowing through the trees, seems like Sita’s sigh, gentle and enchanting.
सौमित्रे पश्य पम्पाया दक्षिणे गिरिसानुषु। पुष्पितां कर्णिकारस्य यष्टिं परमशोभिताम्
Son of Sumitra, look on the southern slopes of Pampa’s hills at the blossoming, splendid stalks of the karnikara tree.
अधिकं शैलराजोऽयं धातुभिस्तु विभूषितः। विचित्रं सृजते रेणुं वायुवेगविघट्टितम्
This king of mountains, richly adorned with minerals, sends forth wondrous dust, stirred by the force of the wind.
गिरिप्रस्थास्तु सौमित्रे सर्वतः सम्प्रपुष्पितैः। निष्पत्रैः सर्वतो रम्यैः प्रदीप्ता इव किंशुकैः
The mountain slopes, O Sumitra’s son, are ablaze on every side with blooming, leafless, and lovely kimshuka trees.
पम्पातीररुहाश्चेमे संसिक्ता मधुगन्धिनः। मालतीमल्लिकापद्मकरवीराश्च पुष्पिताः
Here on Pampa’s banks, the trees are sprinkled with honeyed fragrance: jasmine, mallika, lotus, and oleander, all in bloom.
केतक्यः सिन्दुवाराश्च वासन्त्यश्च सुपुष्पिताः। माधव्यो गन्धपूर्णाश्च कुन्दगुल्माश्च सर्वशः
Ketaki and sinduvara, the spring-blooming trees, and the madhavi vines full of fragrance, and all the jasmine shrubs are blossoming everywhere.
चिरिबिल्वा मधूकाश्च वञ्जुला बकुलास्तथा। चम्पकास्तिलकाश्चैव नागवृक्षाश्च पुष्पिताः
There are ciribilva, madhuka, vanjula, bakula, campaka, tilaka, and nāga trees, all in bloom.
पद्मकाश्चैव शोभन्ते नीलाशोकाश्च पुष्पिताः। लोध्राश्च गिरिपृष्ठेषु सिंहकेसरपिञ्जराः
Padmaka trees also shine forth, and blue-flowered aśoka trees are blossoming; lodhra trees, yellow as lion's manes, stand on the mountain slopes.
अङ्कोलाश्च कुरण्टाश्च चूर्णकाः पारिभद्रकाः। चूताः पाटलयश्चापि कोविदाराश्च पुष्पिताः
There are aṅkola, kuraṇṭa, cūrṇaka, pāribhadra, mango, pāṭala, and kovidāra trees, all flowering.