pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कस्त्वं केन कथं चेह प्राप्तो वानरपुङ्गव॥ का च रामेण ते प्रीतिस्तन्मे शंसितुमर्हसि।
English: Who are you? And how had you, O foremost of monkeys, found they way here? And what is your delight in Rāma? This it behove you to relate to me.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा अहमप्यब्रुवं वचः॥ देवि रामस्य भर्तुस्ते सहायो भीमविक्रमः। सुग्रीवो नाम विक्रान्तो वानरेन्द्रो महाबलः॥
English: Hearing her speech, I too said, O revered one, your husband, Rāma, has found a helpmate in a one endowed with terrific strength, named Sugrīva— redoubtable, the highly powerful lord of the monkeys.
Sanskrit: तस्य मां विद्धि भृत्यं त्वं हनूमन्तमिहागतम्। भर्ना सम्प्रहितस्तुभ्यं रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ॥
English: Do you know me as Hanumăn his servant despatched here by your spouse-Räma of unwearied actions.
Sanskrit: इदं तु पुरुषव्याघ्रः श्रीमान् दाशरथिः स्वयम्। अङ्गुलीयमभिज्ञानमदात् तुभ्यं यशस्विनि॥
English: O famed damsel, that highly effulgent son of Dasaratha-the foremost of men, has sent as a token this ring.
Sanskrit: तदिच्छामि त्वयाज्ञप्तं देवि किं करवाण्यहम्। रामलक्ष्मणयोः पार्श्व नयामि त्वां किमुत्तरम्॥
English: I desire to know, O worshipful dame, what behest of yours may I obey now. Shall I carry you to Rāma and Lakşmaņa on the northern shore of the Ocean?”
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा विदित्वा च सीता जनकनन्दिनी। आह रावणमुत्पाट्य राघवो मां नयत्विति॥ . प्रणम्य शिरसा देवीमहमार्यामनिन्दिताम्। राघवस्य मनोह्लादमभिज्ञानमयाचिषम् ॥
English: Hearing this and revolving within herself Sītā, Janaka's daughter, replied.-Discomfiting Rāvaņa, may Rāghava himself carry me hence,' And bowing my head to that worshipful and blameless dame, I wanted of her a token as might conduce to Rāghava's pleasure.
Sanskrit: अथ मामब्रवीत् सीता गृह्यतामयमुत्तमः। मणिर्येन महाबाहू रामस्त्वां बहु मन्यते ॥
English: Whereto replied Sita-'o you of mightyarms do you take this excellent jewel for which you shall be highly regarded by Rāma.'
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा तु वरारोहा मणिप्रवरमुत्तमम्। प्रायच्छत् परमोद्विग्ना वाचा मां संदिदेश ह॥
English: Having said this, that best of fair ones gave me the excellent jewel, and wrought up with anxiety, related to me the story of crow (for Rāma's information).
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्यै प्रणम्याहं राजपुत्र्यै समाहितः। प्रदक्षिणं परिक्राममिहाभ्युद्गतमानसः॥
English: Thereupon bent on returning here I, with a fixed mind, circumambulated and bowed to that worshipful dame.
Sanskrit: उत्तरं पुनरेवाह निश्चित्य मनसा तदा। हनूमन् मम वृत्तान्तं वक्तुमर्हसि राघवे॥ यथा श्रुत्वैव नचिरात् तावुभौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। सुग्रीवसहितौ वीरावुपेयातां तथा कुरु॥
English: And revolving within herself she again replied 'Hanumān, do you relate this to Rāghava in such a wise that the heroes Rāma and Lakşmaņa, along with Sugrīva might instantly come here.
Sanskrit: यदन्यथा भवेदेतद् द्वौ मासौ जीवितं मम। न मां द्रक्ष्यति काकुत्स्थो म्रिये साहमनाथवत्॥
English: Or else there remain two months more of my me. Rāghava shall not see me and I shall quit my life like one having no husband.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा करुणं वाक्यं क्रोधो मामभ्यवर्तत। उत्तरं च मया दृष्टं कार्यशेषमनन्तरम्॥
English: Hearing those piteous accents I was worked up with ire and at once resolved upon destroying the city of Lankā.
Sanskrit: ततोऽवर्धत मे कायस्तदा पर्वतसंनिभः। युद्धाकाङ्क्षी वनं तस्य विनाशयितुमारभे॥
English: Thereupon my body increased like to a mountain and desirous of entering into conflict I began to lay waste the forest.
Sanskrit: तद् भग्नं वनखण्डं तु भ्रान्तत्रस्तमृगद्विजम्। प्रतिबुद्ध्य निरीक्षन्ते राक्षस्यो विकृताननाः॥
English: The whole forest was devastated the birds and deer strayed away in fear and the Rākşasīs, having terrible faces, awaking, beheld all that.
Sanskrit: मां च दृष्ट्वा वने तस्मिन् समागम्य ततस्ततः। ताः समभ्यागताः क्षिप्रं रावणायाचचक्षिरे॥
English: And beholding me in the forest, they all, gathering, instantly conveyed the message to Ravana.
Sanskrit: राजन् वनमिदं दुर्गं तव भग्नं दुरात्मना। वानरेण ह्यविज्ञाय तव वीर्यं महाबल॥
English: O king, O you of mighty prowess, this your forest and castle has been broken down by the vicious-souled monkey not knowing your strength.
Sanskrit: तस्य दुर्बुद्धिता राजंस्तव विप्रियकारिणः। वधमाज्ञापय क्षिप्रं यथासौ न पुनव्रजेत्॥
English: O king, he has been impelled by his vicious sense, to do they mischief. Do you order for his head so that he might not return.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा राक्षसेन्द्रेण विसृष्टा बहुदुर्जयाः। राक्षसाः किंकरा नाम रावणस्य मनोऽनुगाः॥
English: Hearing this the lord of the Rākşasas despatched a chosen band of demons named Kinkaras. (Literally it means servants—hero it means his own personal attendants who were brave and heroic.)
Sanskrit: तेषामशीतिसाहस्रं शूलमुद्गरपाणिनाम्। मया तस्मिन् वनोद्देशे परिघेण निषूदितम्॥
English: I despatched with my inace in no time eighty thousand of them no sooner than they entered the forest with darts and maces.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु हतशिष्या ये ते गता लघुविक्रमाः। निहतं च मया सैन्यं रावणायाचचक्षिरे॥
English: And the few, who were saved, proceeded very quickly to Rāvana and related to him the destruction of the soldiers by me.
Sanskrit: ततो मे बुद्धिरुत्पन्ना चैत्यप्रासादमुत्तमम्। तत्रस्थान् राक्षसान् हत्वा शतं स्तम्भेन वै पुनः॥ ललामभूतो लङ्काया मया विध्वंसितो रुषा।
English: Thereupon I thought of destroying the Caitya (A place of sacrifice or religious worship) palace and destroyed with the pillar, all the Rākşasas stationed there. Excited with wrath I destroyed that palace the best in the whole city of Lanka.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहस्तस्य सुतं जम्बुमालिनमादिशत्॥ राक्षसैर्बहुभिः सार्धं घोररूपैर्भयानकैः।
English: Thereupon (Rāvana) despatched Jambumāli, the son of Prahasta.
Sanskrit: तमहं बलसम्पन्नं राक्षसं रणकोविदम्॥ परिघेणातिधोरेण सूदयामि सहानुगम्।
English: With my fierce mace I destroyed that mighty Rākşasa, versed in the art of war, along with his retinue and surrounded by a band of terrible and grim-visaged demons.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा राक्षसेन्द्रस्तु मन्त्रिपुत्रान् महाबलान्॥ पदातिबलसम्पन्नान् प्रेषयामास रावणः। परिघेणैव तान् सर्वान् नयामि यमसादनम्॥
English: Hearing this, Ravana, the lord of Raksasas sent the highly powerful sons of the ministers followed by a regiment of infantry. But I despatched them to the abode of Death by means of my dart.
Sanskrit: मन्त्रिपुत्रान् हताश्रुत्वा समरे लघुविक्रमान्। पञ्च सेनाग्रगाञ्छूरान् प्रेषयामास रावणः॥
English: Hearing of the destruction in battle of the ministers' sons of feeble prowess Rāvana sent five heroic commanders,
Sanskrit: तानहं सहसैन्यान् वै सर्वानेवाभ्यसूदयम्। ततः पुनर्दशग्रीवः पुत्रमक्षं महाबलम्॥ बहुभी राक्षसैः सार्धं प्रेषयामास संयुगे।
English: But I slew all of them along with their hosts. Thereupon the Ten necked demon sent his highly powerful son Aksa in the battle followed by a number of Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: तं तु मन्दोदरीपुत्रं कुमारं रणपण्डितम्॥ सहसा खं समुद्यन्तं पादयोश्च गृहीतवान्। तमासीनं शतगुणं भ्रामयित्वा व्यपेषयम्॥
English: No sooner the princely son of Mandodarī, versed in the art of war, rose high up in the welkin than I got hold of his legs and whirling him for hundred times ground him to the dust.
Sanskrit: तमक्षमागतं भग्नं निशम्य स दशाननः। ततश्चेन्द्रजितं नाम द्वितीयं रावणः सुतम्॥ व्यादिदेश सुसंक्रुद्धो बलिनं युद्धदुर्मदम्।
English: Hearing of the discomfiture of Aksa, Ravana, exercised with ire sent his second son, the highly a rope and powerful Indrajit incapable of being repressed in battle.
Sanskrit: तच्चाप्यहं बलं सर्वं तं च राक्षसपुङ्गवम्॥ नष्टौजसं रणे कृत्वा परं हर्षमुपागतः।
English: And discomfiting that best of Rākşasas, with his host I attained to an excess of delight.
Sanskrit: महतापि महाबाहुः प्रत्ययेन महाबलः॥ प्रहितो रावणेनैष सह वीरैर्मदोद्धतैः।
English: That hero of great prowess and mighty-arms with a number of other proud heroes was despatched by Rāvana in great confidence.
Sanskrit: सोऽविषह्यं हि मां बुद्ध्वा स्वसैन्यं चावमर्दितम्।।१३०। ब्रह्मणोऽस्त्रेण स तु मां प्रबद्ध्वा चातिवेगिनः। रज्जुभिश्चापि बध्नन्ति ततो मां तत्र राक्षसाः॥
English: Beholding my unbearable prowess and his own soldiers slain, speedily he went away fettering me with his Brahma weapon. Thereat the other Rākşasas bound me up with carried me to Rāvana.
Sanskrit: रावणस्य समीपं च गृहीत्वा मामुपागमन्। दृष्ट्वा सम्भाषितश्चाहं रावणेन दुरात्मना॥ पृष्टश्च लङ्कागमनं राक्षसानां च तं वधम्। तत्सर्वं च रणे तत्र सीतार्थमुपजल्पितम्॥
English: Thereupon I was welcomed by the vicioussouled Rāvana and was asked why I did come to Lankă and slay the Rākşasas. Whereto I replied, "I have done all this for Sītā."
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तु दर्शनाकाङ्क्षी प्राप्तस्त्वद्भवनं विभो। मारुतस्यौरसः पुत्रो वानरो हनुमानहम्॥ रामदूतं च मां विद्धि सुग्रीवसचिवं कपिम्। सोऽहं दौत्येन रामस्य त्वत्सकाशमिहागतः॥
English: To behold her I have come here, O hero. I am the monkey Hanumān, the own begotten son of Māruta. Do you know me as Rāma's ambassador and the minister of Sugrīva. And on Rāma's embassy have I come here before you.
Sanskrit: शृणु चापि समादेशं यदहं प्रब्रवीमि ते। राक्षसेश हरीशस्त्वां वाक्यमाह समाहितम्॥
English: Do you hear of my mission-I do relate to you, O lord of Räkşasas, the message which the monkey chief has commanded me to communicate to you.
Sanskrit: सुग्रीवश्च महाभागः स त्वां कौशलमब्रवीत्। धर्मार्थकामसहितं हितं पथ्यमुवाच ह॥
English: O great hero, Sugrīva has asked of your welfare and has desired me to communicate to you these well meaning words, conducing to the acquirement of piety, wealth and desires.
Sanskrit: वसतो ऋष्यमूके मे पर्वते विपुलद्रुमे। राघवो रणविक्रान्तो मित्रत्वं समुपागतः॥
English: While I lived on the mount Rşyamūka covered with huge trees I made friends with Rāghava dreadful in conflict.
Sanskrit: तेन मे कथितं राजन् भार्या मे रक्षसा हृता। तत्र साहाय्यहेतोर्मे समयं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
English: He has spoken to me, O king, ‘My spouse has been taken away by a Rākşasa. It behove you to promise me your help in this.'
Sanskrit: वालिना हृतराज्येन सुग्रीवेण सह प्रभुः। चक्रेऽग्निसाक्षिकं सख्यं राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः॥
English: And in the presence of fire, Rāma, along wi Lakşmaņa, contracted friendship with me who had been deprived of his kingdom by Vāli.
Sanskrit: तेन वालिनमाहत्य शरेणैकेन संयुगे। वानराणां महाराजः कृतः सम्प्लवतां प्रभुः॥
English: And he has made me lord over all the monkeys after slaying Vāli in conflict with a single shaft.
Sanskrit: तस्य साहाय्यमस्माभिः कार्यं सर्वात्मना त्विह। तेन प्रस्थापितस्तुभ्यं समीपमिह धर्मतः॥
English: It therefore behove us to assist him by all means. And by virtue of this contract I have despatched Hanumān to you as an envoy.
Sanskrit: क्षिप्रमानीयतां सीता दीयतां राघवस्य च। यावन हरयो वीरा विधमन्ति बलं तव ॥
English: Do you therefore speedily bring back Sīta and return her to Rāghava before the heroic monkeys discomfit you.
Sanskrit: वानराणां प्रभावोऽयं न केन विदितः पुरा। देवतानां सकाशं च ये गच्छन्ति निमन्त्रिताः॥
English: Who know not the prowess of the monkeys who in the days of yore used to visit the celestials invited?
Sanskrit: इति वानरराजस्त्वामाहेत्यभिहितो मया। मामैक्षत ततो रुष्टश्चक्षुषा प्रदहनिव॥
English: With these words the king of the monkeys has despatched me to you. And thereupon he eyed me as if burning me with the looks of his angry eyes.
Sanskrit: तेन वध्योऽहमाज्ञप्तो रक्षसा रौद्रकर्मणा। मत्प्रभावमविज्ञाय रावणेन दुरात्मना ॥
English: And the vicious-souled demon-Rāvana, of terrible deeds, ordered for my destruction, not knowing my prowess.
Sanskrit: ततो विभीषणो नाम तस्य भ्राता महामतिः। तेन राक्षसराजश्च याचितो मम कारणात्॥
English: thereupon Vibhīşaņa, the high-souled brother of that lord of the Räkşasas interceded on my behalf in the following strain
Sanskrit: नैवं राक्षसशार्दूल त्यज्यतामेष निश्चयः। राजशास्त्रव्यपेतो हि मार्गः संलक्ष्यते त्वया॥
English: O you foremost of the Rākṣasas, do you alter your resolution. The way, you are following, is beyond the pale of royal policy.
Sanskrit: दूतवध्या न दृष्टा हि राजशास्त्रेषु राक्षस। दूतेन वेदितव्यं च यथाभिहितवादिना॥
English: The destruction of an envoy is not sanctioned by the royal morality, O Raksasa. They communicate simply the mandate of their masters.
Sanskrit: सुमहत्यपराधेऽपि दूतस्यातुलविक्रम। विरूपकरणं दृष्टं न बधोऽस्ति हि शास्त्रतः॥
English: O you of incomparable prowess, there is no sanction for the destruction of a messenger albeit he prepare a mighty iniquity Sometimes they have however been disfigured.
Sanskrit: विभीषणेनैवमुक्तो रावणः संदिदेश तान्। राक्षसानेतदेवाद्य लाङ्गूलं दह्यतामिति ॥
English: Being thus accosted by Vibhīșana, Rāvana ordered all the demons, saying "Burn down this monkey's tail.”
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा मम पुच्छं समन्ततः। वेष्टितं शणवल्कैश्च पट्टैः कार्पासकैस्तथा॥ राक्षसाः सिद्धसंनाहास्ततस्ते चण्डविक्रमाः। तदादीप्यन्त मे पुच्छं हनन्तः काष्ठमुष्टिभिः॥
English: Hearing his mandate, the Raksasas, of wellprotected armour and terrible prowess, enveloped my tail with the fibres of cotton, silk and jute. And then striking me with their clenched fists they put fire to my tail.
Sanskrit: बद्धस्य बहुभिः पाशैर्यन्त्रितस्य च राक्षसैः। न मे पीडाभवत् काचिद् दिक्षोर्नगरी दिवा॥
English: Although bound and fettered with many ropes I did not feel the least anguish for I was very much anxious to behold the city during the day.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते राक्षसाः शूरा बद्धं मामग्निसंवृतम्। अघोषयन् राजमार्गे नगरद्वारमागताः॥
English: Thereupon fettering me and putting fire to my tail and announcing me in the public streets those heroic Rākșasas got at the city gate.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं सुमहदूपं संक्षिप्य पुनरात्मनः। विमोचयित्वा तं बन्धं प्रकृतिस्थः स्थितः पुनः॥
English: Thereupon contracting again my huge person and relieving myself of the fetters I stood again in my pristine state.
Sanskrit: आयसं परिघं गृह्य तानि रक्षांस्यसूदयम्। ततस्तन्नगरद्वारं वेगेन प्लुतवानहम्॥ पुच्छेन च प्रदीप्तेन तां पुरी साट्टगोपुराम्। दहाम्यहमसम्भ्रान्तो युगान्ताग्निरिव प्रजाः॥
English: Taking up iron darts I slew all the Rāks asas there. And leaping over with great velocity the city gate, I, with my burning tail, burnt down the whole city from the palace to its outer gate like to the fire of dissolution devastating the entire creation.
Sanskrit: विनष्टा जानकी व्यक्तं न ह्यदग्धः प्रदृश्यते। लङ्कायाः कश्चिदुद्देशः सर्वा भस्मीकृता पुरी॥ दहता च मया लङ्कां दग्धा सीता न संशयः। रामस्य च महत्कार्यं मयेदं विफलीकृतम्॥
English: I was not the least flurried at it. Forsooth has Jānaki been destroyed for behold I nothing in Lankā which has not been burnt down— indeed the whole city has been reduced to ashes. For certain have I burnt down Sītă while burning the city Lankā-and I have thus baffled the great work of Rāma.
Sanskrit: इति शोकसमाविष्टश्चिन्तामहमुपागतः। ततोऽहं वाचमश्रौषं चारणानां शुभाक्षराम्॥ जानकी न च दग्धेति विस्मयोदन्तभाषिणाम्।
English: While I reflecting thus, being overwhelmed with grief, I heard the auspicious was accents of the Caranas, exciting my wonder, Jänaki has not been burnt down.
Sanskrit: ततो मे बुद्धिरुत्पन्ना श्रुत्वा तामद्भुतां गिरम्॥ अदग्धा जानकीत्येव निमित्तैश्चोपलक्षितम्। दीप्यमाने तु लाङ्गुले न मां दहति पावकः॥ हृदयं च प्रहृष्टं मे वाताः सुरभिगन्धिनः।
English: Hearing those wonderful words I regained my sense. I was then convinced by an auspicious sign that Jänaki was not burnt down, for I was not reduced to ashes albeit my tail was burning. My heart was excited with joy and the wind spread its delicious fragrance.
Sanskrit: तैर्निमित्तैश्च दृष्टाथैः कारणैश्च महागुणैः॥ ऋषिवाक्यैश्च दृष्टार्थैरभवं हृष्टमानसः। पुनदृष्टा च वैदेही विसृष्टश्च तया पुनः॥ ततः पर्वतमासाद्य तत्रारिष्टमहं पुनः। प्रतिप्लवनमारेभे युष्मदर्शनकाङ्क्षया॥
English: By virtue of those manifest omens, by my confidence in the prowess of Rāma, and Sītā, and the voice of ascetics, I was greatly delighted at heart. And beholding Vaidehi again, I left her. And thereupon ascending the mount Arista I began to leap, desirous of beholding you.
Sanskrit: ततः श्वसनचन्द्रार्कसिद्धगन्धर्वसेवितम्। पन्थानमहमाक्रम्य भवतो दृष्टवानिह ॥
English: And following the track of the Wind, the son, the Moon, Gandharvas, and Siddhas I have beheld you all.
Sanskrit: राघवस्य प्रसादेन भवतां चैव तेजसा। सुग्रीवस्य च कार्यार्थं मया सर्वमनुष्ठितम्॥
English: By virtue of Rāma's grace and your prowess I have satisfied the charge of Sugrīva.
Sanskrit: एतत् सर्वं मया तत्र यथावदुपपादितम्। तत्र यन्न कृतं शेषं तत् सर्वं क्रियतामिति ॥
English: I have thus related to you, what I had performed in Lankā, and it now remains with you to fulfill the rest.
Sanskrit: एतदाख्याय तत् सर्वं हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः। भूयः समुपचक्राम वचनं वक्तुमुत्तरम्॥
English: Having related all, Hanuman, the wind-god's son began again, saying.
Sanskrit: सफलो राघवोद्योगः सुग्रीवस्य च सम्भ्रमः। शीलमासाद्य सीताया मम च प्रीणितं मनः॥
English: Fruitful is Rāghava's endeavour and Sugrīva's energy, for greatly pleased have I been with Sita's conduct.
Sanskrit: आर्यायाः सदृशं शीलं सीतायाः प्लवगर्षभाः। तपसा धारयेल्लोकान् क्रुद्धा वा निर्दहेदपि॥
English: O heroic monkeys, Sītā has been keeping the life of a highly chaste damsel. She can maintain the animated creation by virtue of her asceticism and burn it with her ire.
Sanskrit: सर्वथातिप्रकृष्टोऽसौ रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः। यस्य तां स्पृशतो गात्रं तपसा न विनाशितम्॥
English: Rāvana, the lord of the Rākşasas is also highly advanced in asceticism by virtue whereof he has not been ruined albeit he has touched Sītā's person.
Sanskrit: न तदग्निशिखा कुर्यात् संस्पृष्टा पाणिना सती। जनकस्य सुता कुर्याद् यत् क्रोधकलुषीकृता॥
English: Even the flame of fire cannot do, although touched by the hands, what Janaka's daughter can bring about by her ire.
Sanskrit: जाम्बवत्प्रमुखान् सर्वाननुज्ञाप्य महाकपीन्। अस्मिन्नेवंगते कार्ये भवतां च निवेदिते। न्याय्यं स्म सह वैदेह्या द्रष्टुं तौ पार्थिवात्मजौ॥
English: I have related to you what had happened. It now behove us to behold Vaidehi along with those two sons of a king, after commanding all the monkeys headed by Jambavan and others.
Sanskrit: अहमेकोऽपि पर्याप्तः सराक्षसगणां पुरीम्। तां लङ्कां तरसा हन्तुं रावणं च महाबलम्॥ किं पुनः सहितो वीरैर्बलवद्भिः : कृतात्मभिः। कृतास्त्रैः प्लवगैः शक्तैर्भवद्भिर्विजयैषिभिः॥
English: I am alone capable of destroying the city of Lankā along with the Rākşasas and their lord Rāvana. What more can I achieve if I am accompanied by the heroic monkeys like ye, powerful, having control over their own minds, well-arıned, able and desirous of winning victory!
Sanskrit: अहं तु रावणं युद्धे ससैन्यं सपुरःसरम्। सहपुत्रं वधिष्यामि सहोदरयुतं युधि॥
English: I shall slay Răvaņa in conflict along with his sons, brothers army and retinue.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्ममस्त्रं च रौद्रं च वायव्यं वारुणं तथा। यदि शक्रजितोऽस्त्राणि दुर्निरीक्ष्याणि संयुगे। तान्यहं निहनिष्यामि विधमिष्यामि राक्षसान्॥
English: I shall destroy all the Rākşasas and baffle all the weapons of Indrajit conferred on him by Brahmā, Rudra, wind and Varuņa albeit they are invisible in battle.
Sanskrit: भवतामभ्यनुज्ञातो विक्रमो मे रुणद्धि तम्। मयातुला विसृष्टा हि शैलवृष्टिर्निरन्तरा॥ देवानपि रणे हन्यात् किं पुनस्तान् निशाचरान्।
English: Without your perinission my prowess has been bought to a stand still. Hills and mountains, uprooted and discharged by me continually, can destroy even the celestials, what of those nightrangers?
Sanskrit: भवतामननुज्ञातो विक्रमो मे रुणद्धि माम्॥ सागरोऽप्यतियाद् वेलां मन्दरः प्रचलेदपि। न जाम्बवन्तं समरे कम्पयेदरिवाहिनी॥
English: Without your permission my prowess has been bought to a stand still. Even if the ocean overflow its banks, the Mount Mandara move off its place, the enemy's host cannot frighten Jāmbavăn in conflict.
Sanskrit: सर्वराक्षससङ्घानां राक्षसा ये च पूर्वजाः। अलमेकोऽपि नाशाय वीरो बालिसुतः कपिः॥
English: And specially the heroic monkey, Vali's son, is alone capable of destroying the whole host of the Raksasas.
Sanskrit: प्लवगस्योरूवेगेन नीलस्य च महात्मनः। मन्दरोऽप्यवशीर्येत किं पुनयुधि राक्षसाः॥
English: Even the mount Mandra is weakened by the velocity of the thighs of the high-souled monkey Nīla-what of the Rākşasas in conflict?
Sanskrit: सदेवासुरयक्षेषु गन्धर्वोरगपक्षिषु। मैन्दस्य प्रतियोद्धारं शंसत द्विविदस्य वा॥
English: What hero is there among the celestials, Asuras, Yaksas, Gandharvas, serpents and birds who can equal Manida or Dvivida in battle?
Sanskrit: अश्विपुत्रौ महावेगावेतौ प्लवगसत्तमौ। एतयोः प्रतियोद्धारं न पश्यामि रणाजिरे॥
English: I do not find any one who can oppose in the battle field the two best monkeys, the sons of Asvi gifted with great velocity.
Sanskrit: मयैव निहता लङ्का दग्धा भस्मीकृता पुरी। राजमार्गेषु सर्वेषु नाम विश्रावितं मया॥ जयत्यतिबलो रामो लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः। राजा जयति सुग्रीवो राघवेणाभिपालितः॥ अहं कोसलराजस्य दासः पवनसम्भवः। हनूमानिति सर्वत्र नाम विश्रावितं मया॥
English: By me along has the city Lankā been devastated burnt down and reduced to ashes. And I had announced in the public streets there—“May victory crown the highly powerful Ram and Lakşmaņa, and may the king Sugrīva advance in prosperity being protected by Rāghava. I am the servant of the king of Kosala, the own begotten son of the Wind-God and my name is Hanumān. I have announced thus everywhere.”
Sanskrit: अशोकवनिकामध्ये रावणस्य दुरात्मनः। अधस्ताच्छिशपामूले साध्वी करुणमास्थिता॥
English: (And I beheld there) in the Asoka forest of the vicious-souled Rāvana, at the foot of a ſingśapā tree, the chaste Sītā waiting very poorly.
Sanskrit: राक्षसीभिः परिवृता शोकसंतापकर्शिता। मेघरेखापरिवृता चन्द्ररेखेव निष्प्रभा॥
English: She was encircled by the Rākṣasīs, worn out with grief and anxiety and was like to the rays of the Moon shorn of their brilliance being enveloped with clouds.
Sanskrit: अचिन्तयन्ती वैदेही रावणं बलदर्पितम्। पतिव्रता च सुश्रोणी अवष्टब्धा च जानकी॥
English: And Vaidehi, having a beautiful waist and devoted to her husband, did not care for Rāvana proud of his prowess and was accordingly confined by him.
Sanskrit: अनुरक्ता हि वैदेही रामे सर्वात्मना शुभा। अनन्यचित्ता रामेण पौलोमीव पुरन्दरे॥
English: And that graceful daughter of the king of Vaidehī was by all means devoted to her lord and had all her thoughts centred in him like to Paulomi (The wife of Indra the lord of the celestials who was confined by the king Nahușa) devoted to her lord Purandara.
Sanskrit: तदेकवासःसंवीता रजोध्वस्ता तथैव च। सा मया राक्षसीमध्ये तय॑माना मुहुर्मुहुः॥ राक्षसीभिर्विरूपाभिर्दृष्टा हि प्रमदावने। एकवेणीधरा दीना भर्तृचिन्तापरायणा॥ अधःशय्या विवर्णाङ्गी पद्मिनीव हिमोदये। रावणाद् विनिवृत्तार्था मर्दव्यकृतनिश्चया॥
English: And I saw her in that garden, wearing a single piece of cloth soiled with dirt, surrounded by the Rākşasīs and remonstrated with now and then by those ugly demons. Having a single braid of hair, poorly, engaged in thoughts touching her lord, she was lying on the earth shorn of all grace like to a lotus on the appearance of the winter. She had not the least attachment for Rāvana and was resolved upon putting an end to her existence.
Sanskrit: कथंचिन्मृगशावाक्षी विश्वासमुपपादिता। ततः सम्भाषिता चैव सर्वमर्थं प्रकाशिता॥
English: And somehow creating her confidence I addressed that damsel having the eyes of a fawn and related to her the whole story.
Sanskrit: रामसुग्रीवसख्यं च श्रुत्वा प्रीतिमुपागता। नियतः समुदाचारो भक्तिभर्तरि चोत्तमा॥ यन्न हन्ति दशग्रीवं स महात्मा दशाननः। निमित्तमात्रं रामस्तु वधे तस्य भविष्यति ॥
English: And hearing of the friendship between Rāma and Sugrīva she attained to an excess of delight. She is well behaved and devoted to her lord per excellence and blessed is the high-souled and ten-necked demon that she has not destroyed him (yet). And Rama shall become an instrument only in in bringing about his destruction.
Sanskrit: सा प्रकृत्यैव तन्वङ्गी तद्वियोगाच्च कर्शिता। प्रतिपत्पाठशीलस्य विद्येव तनुतां गता॥
English: She has really been greatly reduced and worn out by the separation of her lord. Her person has been shattered like to learning waning by its prosecution on the first day of a lunar fortnight.
Sanskrit: एवमास्ते महाभागा सीता शोकपरायणा। यदत्र प्रतिकर्तव्यं तत् सर्वमुपकल्प्यताम्॥
English: Thus live there the great Sītă worn out with grief. Do you now perform what you think proper.
Sanskrit: ततो जाम्बवतो वाक्यमगृह्णन्त वनौकसः। अङ्गदप्रमुखा वीरा हनूमांश्च महाकपिः॥
English: All the heroic monkeys, headed by Angada and the great monkey Hanumān, approved highly of the words of Jāmbavān.
Sanskrit: प्रीतिमन्तस्ततः सर्वे वायुपुत्रपुरःसराः। महेन्द्राग्रात् समुत्पत्य पुप्लुवुः प्लवगर्षभाः॥
English: And these leading monkeys headed by the Wind-god's son proceeded leading from the summit of the Mount Mahendra.
Sanskrit: मेरुमन्दरसंकाशा मत्ता इव महागजाः। छादयन्त इवाकाशं महाकाया महाबलाः॥
English: And there highly powerful ones, having huge persons, resembling the Mount Mandara, covered the welkin as if like so many mad elephants.