pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तत् तु श्रुत्वा तथा वाक्यमङ्गदस्य मुखोद्गतम्। अब्रवीद् वचनं गृध्रस्तीक्ष्णतुण्डो महास्वनः॥
English: Hearing the words that issued from Angada's mouth, the sharp-beaked and high-toned vulture, said,
Sanskrit: कोऽयं गिरा घोषयति प्राणैः प्रियतरस्य मे। जटायुषो वधं भ्रातुः कम्पयन्निव मे मनः॥
English: Who is it that, making my mind tremble, speak of the death of my brother, Jațāyu, dearer to me than life.
Sanskrit: कथमासीञ्जनस्थाने युद्धं राक्षसगृध्रयोः। नामधेमिदं भ्रातुश्चिरस्याद्य मया श्रुतम्॥
English: How happened in Janasthāna the fight between the Rākṣasa and the vulture? It is after a long time that to-day I hear the name of my brother.
Sanskrit: इच्छेयं गिरिदुर्गाच्च भवद्भिरवतारितम्। यवीयसो गुणज्ञस्य श्लाघनीयस्य विक्रमैः॥ अतिदीर्घस्य कालस्य परितुष्योऽस्मि कीर्तनात्। तदिच्छेयमहं श्रोतुं विनाशं वानरर्षभाः॥ भ्रातुर्जटायुषस्तस्य जनस्थाननिवासिनः। तस्यैव च मम भ्रातुः सखा दशरथः कथम्॥ यस्य रामः प्रियः पुत्रो ज्येष्ठो गुरुजनप्रियः।
English: I wish to alight from this mountain-fastness. I have been well pleased by listening after a long time to the celebration of the virtues of my younger brother, cognizant of qualities and worthy of being extolled by reason of his prowess. You foremost of monkeys, I wish to hear of the destruction of Jaţāyu, who dwelt in Janasthāna. And how could Dasaratha, whose beloved eldest son is Rāma, dear to his superiors, be the friend of my brother?
Sanskrit: सूर्यांशुदाधपक्षत्वान्न शक्नोमि विसर्पितम्। इच्छेयं पर्वतादस्मादवतर्तुमरिंदमाः॥
English: I can not move in consequence of my wings having been burnt by the solar rays. But I wish that you may take me down from this mountain.
Sanskrit: शोकाद् भ्रष्टस्वरमपि श्रुत्वा वानरयूथपाः। श्रद्दधुनैव तद्वाक्यं कर्मणा तस्य शङ्किताः॥
English: Hearing his accents faltering through grief, the leaders of monkey-herds, alarmed by his action*, did not repose confidence in his speech. Karmaņā (instru.) by his action. The commentator explains: alarmed by his speech about eating up the monkeys. The passage is
Sanskrit: ते प्रायमुपविष्टास्तु दृष्ट्वा गृधं प्लवङ्गमाः।। चक्रुर्बुद्धिं तदा रौद्रां सर्वान् नो भक्षयिष्यति ॥
English: Seated for the purpose of fasting to death, the monkeys, seeing the vulture, with terror thought within themselves, he shall eat us all up.
Sanskrit: सर्वथा प्रायमासीनान् यदि नो भक्षयिष्यति। कृतकृत्या भविष्यामः क्षिप्रं सिद्धिमितो गताः॥
English: If he eat us up, who have sat down to fast to death, we shall secure success, and speedily attain our end.
Sanskrit: एतां बुद्धिं ततश्चकुः सर्वे ते हरियूथपाः। अवतार्य गिरेः शृङ्गाद् गृध्रमाहाङ्गदस्तदा॥
English: Then those monkey-chiefs resolved thus. And descending from the summit of the mountain, Angada spoke to the vulture,
Sanskrit: बभूवःरजो नाम वानरेन्द्रः प्रतापवान्। ममार्यः पार्थिवः पक्षिन् धार्मिकौ तस्य चात्मजौ॥ सुग्रीवश्चैव वाली च पुत्रौ घनबलाबुभौ। लोके विश्रुतकर्माभूद् राजा वाली पिता मम॥
English: There was a lord of monkeys named Riksaraja, endowed with prowess. That king, O bird, was my grandsire. He had two virtuous sons, exceedingly powerful both-Vāli and Sugriva. My father, Vali, was famed in the world for his deeds.
Sanskrit: राजा कृत्स्नस्य जगत इक्ष्वाकूणां महारथः। रामो दाशरथिः श्रीमान् प्रविष्टो दण्डकावनम्॥ लक्ष्मणेन. सह भ्रात्रा वैदेह्या सह भार्यया। पितुर्निदेशनिरतो धर्मं पन्थानमाश्रितः॥
English: It came to pass that mighty monarch of all this earth, descendant of the Ikṣwākus, the great and graceful car warrior, Rāma, son to Dasaratha, intent upon the injunction of his sire, resorting to the path of righteousness, entered the woods of Dandaka in company with his brother, Lakşmaņa and his wife Vaidehī.
Sanskrit: तस्य भार्या जनस्थानाद् रावणेन हृता बलात्। रामस्य तु पितुर्मित्रं जटायुर्नाम गृध्रराट्॥ ददर्श सीतां वैदेहीं ह्रियमाणां विहायसा। रावणं विरथं कृत्वा स्थापयित्वा च मैथिलीम्। परिश्रान्तश्च वृद्धश्च रावणेन हतो रणे॥
English: His spouse was forcibly carried away from Janasthāna. And the friend of Rāma's father, the king of vultures, named Jatayu, saw Videha's daughter, Sītā, as she was being carried away in the sky. And after having thrown down Rāvana from his car, and placed Maithili on the ground, (that vulture) old and overcome with fatigue was (at length) slain by Ravana in battle.
Sanskrit: एवं गृध्रो हतस्तेन रावणेन बलीयसा। संस्कृतश्चापि रामेण जगाम गतिमुत्तमाम्॥
English: Thus slain by the powerful Rāvana, the vulture, having had his funereal obsequies performed by Rama. (himself), has attained excellent state.
Sanskrit: ततो मम पितृव्येण सुग्रीवेण महात्मना। चकार राघवः सख्यं कोऽवधीत् पितरं मम ॥
English: Then Rāghava made friends with my uncle, the high-souled Sugrīva; and he also slew my sire.
Sanskrit: मम पित्रा निरुद्धो हि सुग्रीवः सचिवैः सह। निहत्य वालिनं रामस्ततस्तमभिषेचयत्॥
English: My father had debarred Sugrīva from the kingdom along with his counsellors; but Rāma, having slain Vāli, installed him (Sugrīva).
Sanskrit: स राज्ये स्थापितस्तेन सुग्रीवो वानरेश्वरः। राजा वानरमुख्यानां तेन प्रस्थापिता वयम्॥
English: And established in the monarchy by him (Rāma), Sugriva is (now) the master of the monkeys and king of all the foremost monkeys. By him have we been sent.
Sanskrit: एवं रामप्रयुक्तास्तु मार्गमाणास्ततस्ततः। वैदेहीं नाधिगच्छामो रात्रौ सूर्यप्रभामिव॥
English: Despatched hither by Rāma, we have searched for Sītā all round, but Vaidehī we have not found, as one does not find the solar splendour at night.
Sanskrit: ते वयं दण्डकारण्यं विचित्य सुसमाहिताः। अज्ञानात् तु प्रविष्टाः स्म धरण्या विवृतं बिलम्॥
English: It came to pass that, having heedfully explored the Dandaka forest, we through ignorance entered a cave lying open before.
Sanskrit: मयस्य मायाविहितं तद् बिलं च विचिन्वताम्। व्यतीतस्तत्र नो मासो यो राज्ञा समयः कृतः॥
English: That cave, you must know, was constructed by the illusive energy of Maya. And there we spent a month the term which had been fixed by the monarch.
Sanskrit: ते वयं कपिराजस्य सर्वे वचनकारिणः। कृतां संस्थामतिक्रान्ता भयात् प्रायमुपासिताः॥
English: Doing the behests of the king of monkeys, we, having overstayed the terms which had been appointed, have from fear sat here down for the purpose of fasting to death.
Sanskrit: क्रुद्धे तस्मिंस्तु काकुत्स्थे सुग्रीवे च सलक्ष्मणे। गतानामपि सर्वेषां तत्र नो नास्ति जीवितम्॥
English: On that Kākutstha being wrought up with wrath, as well as Sugrīva together with Lakş maņa, we, repairing thither, shall lose our lives.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः करुणं वाक्यं वानरैस्त्यक्तजीवितैः। सवाष्पो वानरान् गृध्रः प्रत्युवाच महास्वनः॥
English: When the monkeys, whose lives had well nigh departed out of them, had spoken these piteous words, the vulture, in solemn accents, with tears in his eyes, said to the monkeys,
Sanskrit: यवीयान् स मम भ्राता जटायुर्नाम वानराः। यमाख्यात हतं युद्ध रावणेन बलीयसा॥
English: You monkeys, you have said that my younger brother, named Jaţāyu, has been slain in battle by the powerful Rāvaņa.
Sanskrit: वृद्धभावादपक्षत्वाच्छृण्वंस्तदपि मर्षये। नहि मे शक्तिरस्त्यद्य भ्रातुर्वैरविमोक्षणे॥
English: On account of my age and want of wings, I, although hearing this, bear it. Nor have I strength to-day to clear scores touching my brother's enmity.
Sanskrit: पुरा वृत्रवधे वृत्ते स चाहं च जयैषिणौ। आदित्यमुपयातौ स्वो ज्वलन्तं रश्मिमालिनम्॥ आवृत्याकाशमार्गेण जवेन स्वर्गतौ भृशम्। मध्यं प्राप्ते तु सूर्ये तु जटायुरवसीदति ॥
English: Formerly, while engaged in the destruction of Vrtra, he and I, burning for victory, soared in the sky near the flaming sun, garlanded by glory. Thence impetuously wheeling round, we went to the celestial regions along the etherial way. And it came to pass that, coming midway of the sun, Jațāyu was faint.
Sanskrit: तमहं भ्रातरं दृष्ट्वा सूर्यरश्मिभिरतिम्। पक्षाभ्यां छादयामास स्नेहात् परमविह्वलम्॥
English: Witnessing my brother severely struck by the solar rays and exceedingly stupefied, I from affection shadowed him with my wings.
Sanskrit: निर्दग्धपत्रः पतितो विन्ध्येऽहं वानरर्षभाः। अहमस्मिन् वसन् भ्रातुः प्रवृत्तिं नोपलक्षये॥
English: Thereat, my pinions scathed, I dropped down on Vindhya, you foremost of monkeys; and staying here, I could not know the circumstances that have befallen my brother.
Sanskrit: जटायुषस्त्वेवमुक्तो भ्रात्रा सम्पातिना तदा। युवराजो महाप्रज्ञः प्रत्युवाचाङ्गदस्तदा॥
English: Thus addressed by Jatāyu's brother, Sampāti, the eminently wise prince Angada answered,
Sanskrit: जटायुषो यदि भ्राता श्रुतं ते गतिदं मया। आख्याहि यदि जानासि निलयं तस्य रक्षसः॥ अदीर्घदर्शिनं तं वै रावणं राक्षसाधमम्। अन्तिके यदि वा दूरे यदि जानासि शंस नः॥
English: 'If you are indeed the brother of Jațāyu, having heard what I have related, tell (us) if you know touching the abode of that Rākşasa. Tell us if you know anent that short-sighted worst of Raksasas, Ravana, whether staying far or near.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीन्महातेजा भ्राता ज्येष्ठो जटायुषः। आत्मानुरूपं वचनं वानरान् सम्प्रहर्षयन्॥
English: Thereat, rejoicing the monkeys, the exceedingly energetic elder brother of Jațāyu spoke words worthy of him.
Sanskrit: निर्दग्धपक्षो गृध्रोऽहं गतवीर्यः प्लवङ्गमाः। वाङ्मात्रेणापि रामस्य करिष्ये साह्यमुत्तम्॥
English: You monkeys, my pinions have been burnt; and I am a vulture shorn of strength. Therefore I will help Rāma well by my words.
Sanskrit: जानामि वारुणाँल्लोकान् विष्णोस्त्रैविक्रमानपि। देवासुरविमर्दाश्च ह्यमृतस्य विमन्थनम्॥
English: I know the realms of Varuna, and Visnu's Trivikrama* worlds, the wars of the gods and Asuras, and the churning for ambrosia. *i.e. the worlds enveloped by his three steps during his Dwarf incarnation.
Sanskrit: रामस्य यदिदं कार्यं कर्तव्यं प्रथमं मया। जरया च हृतं तेजः प्राणाश्च शिथिला मम॥
English: And albeit age has deprived me of energy, and albeit my life hangs loosely on me, yet, if this is Rāma's work, it should be done by me first.
Sanskrit: तरुणी रूपसम्पन्ना सर्वाभरणभूषिता। ह्रियमाणा मया दृष्टा रावणेन दुरात्मना॥
English: I have seen a youthful and beautiful female, adorned with all ornaments, carried away by the wicked Rāvana,
Sanskrit: क्रोशन्ती रामरामेति लक्ष्मणेति च भामिनी। भूषणान्यपविध्यन्ती गात्राणि च विधुन्वती॥
English: The lady (all the while) crying, 'O Rāma!' 'O Rāma!' '0 Lakşmaņa! And And taking her ornaments from her person, she was throwing them on the ground.
Sanskrit: सूर्यप्रभेव शैलाग्रे तस्याः कौशेयमुत्तमम्। असिते राक्षसे भाति यथा वा तडिदम्बुदे॥
English: Her silken cloth seemed like the solar splendour on the summit of a mountain; and herself beside the sable Rākşasa, looked like the lightning in the welkin (beside clouds).
Sanskrit: तां तु सीतामहं मन्ये रामस्य परिकीर्तनात्। श्रूयतां मे कथयतो निलयं तस्य रक्षसः॥
English: From your relation of Rāma, I conclude that she must be Sītā. Now listen to me as I tell you about the abode of that Rākşasa.
Sanskrit: पुत्रो विश्रवसः साक्षाद् भ्राता वैश्रवणस्य च। अध्यास्ते नगरी लङ्कां रावणो नाम राक्षसः॥
English: Son to Viśravana and brother to Vaiśravaņa, the Rākşasa named Rāvana resides in the city of Lankā.
Sanskrit: इतो द्वीपे समुद्रस्य सम्पूर्णे शतयोजने। तस्मिल्लङ्का पुरी रम्या निर्मिता विश्वकर्मणा॥ जाम्बूनदमयैद्वारैश्चित्रैः काञ्चनवेदिकैः। प्रासादैर्हेमवर्णैश्च महद्भिः सुसमाकृता॥ प्राकारेणार्कवर्णेन महता च समन्विता। तस्यां वसति वैदेही दीना कौशेयवासिनी॥ रावणान्तःपुरे रुद्धा राक्षसीभिः सुरक्षिता। जनकस्यात्मजां राज्ञस्तस्यां द्रक्ष्यथ मैथिलीम्॥
English: The lovely city of Lankā, reared by Viśvakarmā, lieth a full hundred Yojanas hence on an island in the sea; furnished with golden gateways, filled with variegated daises, lordly gold-gleaming places; and girt round with great walls hued like sunshine. There stayeth Vaidehi, forlorn and clad in a silken cloth,—-confined in the inner apartment of Rāvana, and carefully guarded by Rākṣasīs. In Lankā protected all round by the sea, you shall behold Janaka's daughter, Maithili.
Sanskrit: लङ्कायामथ गुप्तायां सागरेण समन्ततः। सम्प्राप्य सागरस्यान्तं सम्पूर्णं शतयोजनम्॥ आसाद्य दक्षिणं तीरं ततो द्रक्ष्यथ रावणम्। तत्रैव त्वरिताः क्षिप्रं विक्रमध्वं प्लवङ्गमाः॥
English: As the end of the ocean after a full hundred Yojanas, arriving at its southern shore, you shall see Rāvana in Laņkā, protected by ocean from all sides. You monkeys, do you hie thither speedily with vigour.
Sanskrit: ज्ञानेन खलु पश्यामि दृष्ट्वा प्रत्यागमिष्यथ। आद्यः पन्थाः कुलिङ्गानां ये चान्ये धान्यजीविनः।।२६।
English: I perceive by my knowledge that having seen (that place) you shall come back. The first course belongs to forktailed shrikes and others living on grain.
Sanskrit: द्वितीयो बलिभोजानां ये च वृक्षफलाशनाः। भासास्तृतीयं गच्छन्ति क्रौञ्चाश्च कुररैः सह ॥ श्येनाश्चतुर्थं गच्छन्ति गृध्रा गच्छन्ति पञ्चमम्। बलवीर्योपपन्नानां रूपयौवनशालिनाम्॥ षष्ठस्तु पन्था हंसानां वैनतेयगतिः परा। वैनतेयाच्च नो जन्म सर्वेषां वानरर्षभाः॥
English: The second, to those that live on animals and fruits; the third is ranged by Bhāşas; the fourth by Krunchas, Kuvaras and hawks; the fifth by vultures; the sixth belongs to swans endowed with youth and beauty; and the next to the Vainateyas. We have derived or origin from Vainateya. *Aruna, son to Vinata.
Sanskrit: गर्हितं तु कृतं कर्म येन स्म पिशिताशिनः। प्रतिकार्य च मे तस्य वैरं भ्रातृकृतं भवेत्॥
English: (By despatching you thither), I shall avenge the heinous deed perpetrated by the cannibal, as well as the wrong done by Rāvana to my brother.
Sanskrit: इहस्थोऽहं प्रपश्यामि रावणं जानकी तथा। अस्माकमपि सौपर्णं दिव्यं चक्षुर्बलं तथा॥
English: Resting here, I see Ravana and Janaki. We have excellent Sauparana' clairvoyance. *Clairvoyance attained by success in knowledge respecting the spiritual Golden eyes. Thus far the commentator. We leave the abstruse point to the apostles of theosophy and spiritism for illucidation.
Sanskrit: तस्मादाहारवीर्येण निसर्गेण च वानराः। आयोजनशताद् साग्राद् वयं पश्याम नित्यशः॥
English: For this reason, as well as owing to the energy consequent on our feeding on certain kinds of flesh, we, you monkeys, can see a little further than an hundred Yojanas.
Sanskrit: अस्माकं विहिता वृत्तिनिसर्गेण च दूरतः। विहिता वृक्षमूले तु वृत्तिश्चरणयोधिनाम्॥
English: Therefore (the Deity) has ordained such food for us as are fraught with the power of making one see from a great distance. And the abode of cocks and others being underneath trees, their sight is limited to the extent which they require to see.
Sanskrit: उपायो दृश्यतां कश्चिल्लङ्घने लवणाम्भसः। अभिगम्य तु वैदेही समृद्धार्था गमिष्यथ ॥ समुद्रं नेतुमिच्छामि भवद्भिर्वरुणालयम्। प्रदास्याम्युदकं भ्रातुः स्वर्गतस्य महात्मनः॥
English: Do you look about for means to cross over the salt waters. Having met with Vaidehi, do you, having achieved success, come back. I wish to be taken by you to the ocean-abode of Varuna. I will offer water to (the manes of) my highsouled brother, who has gone to heaven.
Sanskrit: ततो नीत्वा तु तं देशं तीरे नदनदीपतेः। निर्दग्धपक्षं सम्पातिं वानराः सुमहौजसः॥ तं पुनः प्रापयित्वा च तं देशं पतगेश्वरम्। बभूवुर्वानरा हृष्टाः प्रवृत्तिमुपलभ्य ते॥
English: Thereat those heroes, the monkeys possessed of exceeding energy, carried to the destined spot on the shore of the ocean, Sampāti, whose wings had been scathed. Then carrying that lord of vultures back to the self-same place, the monkeys, furnished with information (concerning Sītā), experienced great joy.
Sanskrit: ततस्तदमृतास्वादं गृध्रराजेन भाषितम्। निशम्य वदता हृष्टास्ते वचः प्लवगर्षभाः॥
English: Then hearing that ambrosial speech of the vulture-king, the monkey-chiefs, being delighted, kept on parleying (on that topic).
Sanskrit: जाम्बवान् वानरश्रेष्ठः सह सर्वैः प्लवङ्गमैः। भूतलात् सहसोत्थाय गृध्रराजानमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then Jāmbavān-foremost of monkeystogether with all the monkeys, arising suddenly from the ground, spoke to the vulture-king, saying,
Sanskrit: क्व सीता केन वा दृष्टा को वा हरति मैथिलीम्। तदाख्यातुं भवान् सर्वं गतिर्भव वनौकसाम्॥
English: Where is Sītā? By whom has she been seen? And who has carried away Mithila's daughter? Do you tell us all about this, and (thus) prove the path of these rangers of the woods.
Sanskrit: को दाशरथिबाणानां वज्रवेगनिपातिनाम्। स्वयंलक्ष्मणमुक्तानां न चिन्तयति विक्रमम्॥
English: Who is there that does not take heed of the force of Dasarathi's* and Laksmana's arrows, speeding with the vehemence of thunder? *Lit. Dasaratha's son. The term is applied in especial to Rāma.
Sanskrit: स हरीन् प्रतिसम्मुक्तान् सीताश्रुतिसमाहितान्। पुनराश्वासयन् प्रीत इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereat, cheering up those monkeys, who had risen from their attitudes of fasting, and who were all attention to hear news concerning Sītā, he (Sampāti), well pleased, said these words,
Sanskrit: श्रूयतामिह वैदेह्या यथा मे हरणं श्रुतम्। येन चापि ममाख्यातं यत्र चायतलोचना ॥
English: Listen as to how I came to know of the ravishment of Vaidehī, Sītā, at this place; and who it was that told me where that one of expansive eyes is.
Sanskrit: अहमस्मिन् गिरौ दुर्गे बहुयोजनमायते। चिरान्निपतितो वृद्धः क्षीणप्राणपराक्रमः॥ तं मामेवङ्गतं पुत्रः सुपार्यो नाम नामतः। आहारेण यथाकालं विभर्ति पततां वरः॥
English: For a long time I lay here, old, and of feeble life and energy. that best of birds, my son named Supārswa, coming to me, at the proper hour maintained me with food.
Sanskrit: तीक्ष्णकामास्तु गन्धर्वास्तीक्ष्णकोपा भुजङ्गमाः। मृगाणां तु भयं तीक्ष्णं ततस्तीक्ष्णक्षुधा वयम्॥
English: Gandharvas exceedingly lascivious; serpents are exceedingly wrathful; fear is excessive in deer; and we have excessive hunger.
Sanskrit: स कदाचित् क्षुधार्तस्य ममाहाराभिकाङ्क्षिणः। गतसूर्येऽहनि प्राप्तो मम पुत्रो ह्यनामिषः॥
English: Once on a time my son, going forth about sunrise to procure food for me who was suffering from hunger and (accordingly) eager for it, came back in the evening without any flesh. are
Sanskrit: स मयाऽऽहारसंरोधात् पीडितः प्रीतिवर्धनः। अनुमान्य यथातत्वमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hurt (by my speech uttered) in consequence of my non-receipt of food, that enhancer of my joy, asking my forgiveness, said these words fraught with fact,
Sanskrit: अहं तात यथाकालमामिषार्थी खमाप्लुतः। महेन्द्रस्य गिरेरमावृत्य सुसमाश्रितः॥
English: 'Father, taking to my wings at the proper time for procuring flesh, I (went) and stood, obstructing the pass of the Mahendra mountain.
Sanskrit: तत्र सत्त्वसहस्राणां सागरान्तरचारिणाम्। पन्थानमेकोऽध्यवसं संनिरोद्धमवाङ्मुखः॥
English: There stood I looking down, obstructing the way of thousands of creatures ranging the sea.
Sanskrit: तत्र कश्चिन्मया दृष्टः सूर्योदयसमप्रभाम्। स्त्रियमादाय गच्छन् वै भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमः॥
English: There I saw somebody resembling a mass of crushed collyrium, going away, taking a female resembling the rising sun in splendour.
Sanskrit: सोऽहमभ्यवहारार्थं तौ दृष्ट्वा कृतनिश्चयः। तेन साम्ना विनीतेन पन्थानमनुयाचितः॥
English: Seeing them I had made up my mind that they should serve for your fare, when he humbly in a pacific manner begged for way.
Sanskrit: नहि सामोपपन्नानां प्रहर्ता विद्यते भुवि।' नीचेष्वपि जनः कश्चित् किमङ्ग बत मद्विधः॥
English: Even among the mean, there is none on earth that can slay people who assume a mild attitude. What shall I say, alas! of superior ones like myself?
Sanskrit: स यातस्तेजसा व्योम संक्षिपन्निव वेगितः। अथाहं खेचरैर्भूतैरभिगम्य सभाजितः॥
English: And summoning celerity, he went on as if pushing off the sky by his energy. Then the rangers of the air and other beings worshipped me.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या जीवति सीतेति ह्यब्रुवन् मां महर्षयः। कथंचित् सकलत्रोऽसौ गतस्ते स्वस्त्यसंशयम्॥
English: And the Maharsis said to me,-By luck it is that Sītā is still living' — he together with a female, having passed by you, certainly augurs good fortune to you. 1. The commentator supplies the elipsis thus,-Coming within your ken by fuck, Sītā is living. 2. The passage is obscure. The commentator has glossed over this sloka, and the meaning is lone the clear for his explanation.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्ततोऽहं तैः सिद्धैः परमशोभनैः। स च मे रावणो राजा रक्षसां प्रतिवेदितः॥
English: Then those eminently handsome Siddhas spoke thus to me.-This is Ravana, the king of the Rākşasas, said they to me.
Sanskrit: पश्यन् दाशरथेर्भार्यां रामस्य जनकात्मजाम्। भ्रष्टाभरणकौशेयां शोकवेगपराजिताम्॥ रामलक्ष्मणयोर्नाम क्रोशन्ती मुक्तमूर्धजाम्। एष कालात्ययस्तात इति वाक्यविदां वरः॥ एतदर्थं समग्रं मे सुपार्श्वः प्रत्यवेदयत्। तच्छ्रुत्वापि हि मे बुद्धिर्नासीत् काचित् पराक्रमे॥
English: I (stood), beholding the wife of Rama, son to Dasaratha,—throwing off her ornaments and silken apparel, overwhelmed by might of sorrow, with hair dishevelled crying out the names of Rāma and Lakşmaņa. This O father, is the reason of my passing the time.' That best of those skilled in speech, Suparswa, said all this to me. Even hearing of this, I could not think of putting forth prowess.
Sanskrit: अपक्षो हि कथं पक्षी कर्म किंचित् समारभेत्। यत् तु शक्यं मया कर्तुं वाग्बुद्धिगुणवर्तिना॥ श्रूयतां तत्र वक्ष्यामि भवतां पौरुषाश्रयम्।
English: How can a bird bereft of wings, undertake any thing? But listen! I will tell you as to what I am capable of through speech, intellect and merit, and what you can exèrt your manliness in.
Sanskrit: वाङ्मतिभ्यां हि सर्वेषां करिष्यामि प्रियं हि वः॥ यद्धि दाशरथेः कार्यं मम तन्नात्र संशयः।
English: I will do what is agreeable to you by my words and my and my intention. That which is Dasarathi's work is also mine. Of this there is no doubt.
Sanskrit: तद् भवन्तो मतिश्रेष्ठा बलवन्तो मनस्विनः॥ प्रहिताः कपिराजेन देवैरपि दुरासदाः।
English: You, foremost in intelligence, strong, intellectual, and incapable of being overcome by the gods themselves, have been despatched by the monarch of monkeys.
Sanskrit: रामलक्ष्मणबाणाश्च विहिताः कङ्कपत्रिणः॥ त्रयाणामपि लोकानां पर्याप्तास्त्राणनिग्रहे।
English: Rama's and Laksmana's shafts furnished with the feathers of the Kanka, are competent to afflict or save the three worlds.
Sanskrit: कामं खलु दशग्रीवस्तेजोबलसमन्वितः। भवतां तु समर्थानां न किंचिदपि दुष्करम्॥
English: And although the Ten-necked one is endowed with strength and energy, yet to you who are competent, nothing is hard to accomplish.
Sanskrit: तदलं कालसङ्गेन क्रियतां बुद्धिनिश्चयः। नहि कर्मसु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवद्विधाः॥
English: There is no need of delay. Make up 'yo minds. Persons like you do not give way to laziness in enterprise.
Sanskrit: ततः कृतोदकं स्नातं तं गृधं हरियूथपाः। उपविष्टा गिरौ रम्ये परिवार्य समन्ततः॥
English: When the vulture had offered oblations of water to the manes of his deceased brother and finished his ablutions, the monkey-chiefs sat down in that charming mountain, surrounding him.
Sanskrit: तमङ्गदमुपासीनं तैः सर्वैर्हरिभिर्वृतम्। जनितप्रत्ययो हर्षात् सम्पातिः पुनरब्रवीत्॥
English: And inspired with confidence in the words of the Nisakara), Sampati, from delight, said to Angada, who was seated, surrounded by all the monkeys.'
Sanskrit: कृत्वा. निःशब्दमेकाग्राः शृण्वन्तु हरयो मम। तथ्यं संकीर्तयिष्यामि यथा जानामि मैथिलीम्॥
English: Remaining silent, do you, you monkeys, heedfully hear what I say. I will tell you truly how I came to know Maithili.
Sanskrit: अस्य विन्ध्यस्य शिखरे पतितोऽस्मि पुरानघ। सूर्यतापपरीताङ्गो निर्दग्धः सूर्यरश्मिभिः॥
English: My body being affected by solar heat, and my wings burnt by the rays of the sun, O sinless one, I formerly fell to this summit of Vindhya.
Sanskrit: लब्धसंज्ञस्तु षड्रावाद् विवशो विह्वलनिव। वीक्षमाणो दिशः सर्वा नाभिजानामि किंचन॥
English: On regaining my senses after six nights, during which I was insensible, I looked around in bewilderment, but could not recognise anything whatever.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु सागराशैलान् नदीः सर्वाः सरांसि च। वनानि च प्रदेशांश्च निरीक्ष्य मतिरागता॥
English: Then closely viewing oceans and mountains, rivers and tanks, and woods and countries, my thoughts came back to me.
Sanskrit: हृष्टपक्षिगणाकीर्णः कन्दरोदरकूटवान्। दक्षिणस्योदधेस्तीरे विन्ध्योऽयमिति निश्चितः॥
English: Seeing this place abounding in cheerful birds, containing woods and crested with summits, I for certain concluded it to be Vindhya on the shores of the Southern sea.
Sanskrit: आसीच्चात्राश्रमं पुण्यं सुरैरपि सुपूजितम्। ऋषिर्निशाकरो नाम यस्मिन्नुग्रतपाऽभवत्॥
English: And here lay a sacred asylum, honoured even by the celestials, and here dwelt a saint named Niśākara, of fierce austerities.
Sanskrit: अष्टौ वर्षसहस्राणि तेनास्मिन्नृषिणा गिरौ। वसतो मम धर्मज्ञे स्वर्गते तु निशाकरे॥
English: After Niśākara cognizant of virtue had gone to heaven, I bereft of that saint, passed eight thousand years in this mountain.
Sanskrit: अवतीर्य च विन्ध्याग्रात् कृच्छ्रेण विषमाच्छनैः। तीक्ष्णदर्भा वसुमती दुःखेन पुनरागतः॥
English: Descending with difficulty from the uneven top of Vindhya, I again came* to the earth covered with sharp-pointed grass. *While the saint was staying here.