pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: न तस्य मध्ये भवनस्य संस्थितो लतागृहांश्चित्रगृहान् निशागृहान्। जगाम सीतां प्रतिदर्शनोत्सुको न चैव तां पश्यति चारुदर्शनाम्॥
English: Remaining in that mansion, (Hanuman) desirous of getting a sight of Sītā graced with a fair presence, went into bowers, and picture galleries, and night-houses;* but her he did not find. *Intended for stay at night.
Sanskrit: न चिन्तयामास ततो महाकपिः प्रियामपश्यन् रघुनन्दनस्य ताम्। ध्रुवं न सीता ध्रियते यथा न मे विचिन्वतो दर्शनमेति मैथिली॥
English: And not finding the beloved (spouse) of Raghu's son that mighty monkey reflected, “Surely Sītā is not alive, for although I have searched (through and through), yet Mithila's daughter I have failed to find."
Sanskrit: सा राक्षसानां प्रवरेण बाला स्वशीलसंरक्षणतत्परा सती। अनेन नूनं प्रति दुष्टकर्मणा हता भवेदार्यपथे परे स्थिता॥
English: That girl solicitous for the preservation of her chastity, and staying in the prime path of virtuous woman, that chaste one has, for certain, been slain by this chief of the Rākṣasas, (ever) finding delight in iniquity.
Sanskrit: विरूपरूपा विकृता विवर्चसो महानना दीर्घविरूपदर्शनाः। समीक्ष्य ता राक्षसराजयोषितो भयाद् विनष्टा जनकेश्वरात्मजा॥
English: Seeing the wives of the Rākṣasa inonarch, of frightful forms, monstrous; of lurid hue; having huge faces; with large horrid eyes, the daughter of Janaka has given up the ghost from fright.
Sanskrit: सीतामदृष्ट्वा ह्यनवाप्य पौरुषं विहृत्य कालं सह वानरैश्चिरम्। न मेऽस्ति सुग्रीवसमीपगा गतिः सुतीक्ष्णदण्डो बलवांश्च वानरः ॥
English: Failing to see Sītā, and (thereby) annulling my prowess, and having long spent the appointed space in company with the monkeys, way have I none to present myself before Sugrīva, that monkey being puissant and given to meting out sharp chastisement.
Sanskrit: दृष्टमन्तःपुरं सर्वं दृष्टा राक्षसयोषितः। न सीता दृश्यते साध्वी वृथा जातो मम श्रमः॥
English: Having searched the inner apartment through, and seen the wives of the Rākṣasa, I do not see the chaste Sită. Therefore vain is the trouble that I take.
Sanskrit: किं नु मां वानराः सर्वे गतं वक्ष्यन्ति संगताः। गत्वा तत्र त्वया वीर किं कृतं तद् वदस्व नः॥
English: What, alas! shall the monkeys assembled tell me when I shall go (to them)? 'O hero, tell us what you have done, repairing there.'
Sanskrit: अदृष्ट्वा किं प्रवक्ष्यामि तामहं जनकात्मजाम्। ध्रुवं प्रायमुपासिष्ये कालस्य व्यतिवर्तने ॥
English: And not having seen Janaka's daughter, what shall I answer? The term fixed (by Sugrīva) having been past, certainly meet it is that I should fast to death.
Sanskrit: किं वा वक्ष्यति वृद्धश्च जाम्बवानङ्गदश्च सः। गतं पारं समुद्रस्य वानराश्च समागताः॥
English: And what shall the aged Jambhavan, and what shall Angada, say? And what, again, shall the assembled monkeys say to me when I shall have crossed over the main.
Sanskrit: अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलमनिर्वेदः परं सुखम्। भूयस्तत्र विचेष्यामि न यत्र विचयः कृतः॥
English: But perseverance is the source of good fortune; and perseverance bring about supreme happiness. Search again I will, where I have not yet searched.
Sanskrit: अनिर्वेदो हि सततं सर्वार्थेषु प्रवर्तकः। करोति सफलं जन्तोः कर्म यच्च करोति सः॥
English: Perseverance, for certain, ever bring people to all profitable objects. Whatever one dose with vigour, bear fruit.
Sanskrit: तस्मादनिर्वेदकरं यत्नं चेष्टेऽहमुत्तमम्। अदृष्टांश्च विचेष्यामि देशान् रावणपालितान्॥
English: Therefore will I put forth fresh dear efforts vigorously. I will search such places held by Rāvana as I have not yet seen.
Sanskrit: आपानशाला विचितास्तथा पुष्पगृहाणि च। चित्रशालाश्च विचिता भूयः क्रीडागृहाणि च ॥ निष्कुटान्तररथ्याश्च विमानानि च सर्वशः। इति संचिन्त्य भूयोऽपि विचेतुमुपचक्रमे॥ भूमीगृहांश्चैत्यगृहान् गृहातिगृहकानपि। उत्पतन् निपतंश्चापि तिष्ठन् गच्छन् पुनः क्वचित्॥ अपवृण्वंश्च द्वाराणि कपाटान्यवघट्टयन्। प्रविशन् निष्पतंश्चापि प्रपतन्त्रुत्पतन्निव॥
English: I have again searched the picture galleries and the sporting-structures, and edifices, and roads passing through gardens, as well as the car." Having thought thus, Hanuman again set about searching the subterranean abodes, religious buildings, and many-storied mansions. And flying up, and coming down, and staying, and going at places, and opening doors, and shutting others, and entering and issuing out, and falling down as if darting up, that mighty monkey began to range on all sides.
Sanskrit: सर्वमप्यवकाशं स विचचार महाकपिः। चतुरङ्गुलमात्रोऽपि नावकाशः स विद्यते। रावणान्तःपुरे तस्मिन् यं कपिर्न जगाम सः॥
English: There was not even space measuring four fingers in that inner apartment of Rāvana, to which the monkey did not repair.
Sanskrit: प्राकारान्तरवीथ्यश्च वेदिकाश्चैत्यसंश्रयाः। श्वभ्राश्च पुष्करिण्यश्च सर्वं तेनावलोकितम्॥
English: And he saw the abodes of the nobility, the daises, the trees by the crossings, the holes, and the tanks.
Sanskrit: राक्षस्यो विविधाकारा विरूपा विकृतास्तथा। दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न तु सा जनकात्मजा॥
English: And Hanumān saw there Räksasas of various forms, frightful and deformed; but he saw not Janaka's daughter.
Sanskrit: रूपेणाप्रतिमा लोके परा विद्याधरस्त्रियः। दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न तु राघवनन्दिनी॥
English: Hanuman there the the foremost and beautiful wives of Vidyadharas; but he saw not Rāghava's beloved Sītā.
Sanskrit: नागकन्या वरारोहाः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः। दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न तु सा जनकात्मजा॥
English: Hanumān saw there transcendentally beautiful women, daughter of Nāgas, having countenances resembling the moon; but he saw not Janaka's daughter. saw
Sanskrit: प्रमथ्य राक्षसेन्द्रेण नागकन्या बलाद्धृताः। दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न सा जनकनन्दिनी॥
English: And Hanumān saw there daughter of Nāgas forcibly brought by the lord of the Rākşasas; but he saw not Janaka's daughter.
Sanskrit: सो पश्यंस्तां महाबाहुः पश्यंश्चान्या वरस्त्रियः। विषसाद महाबाहुर्हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः॥
English: Having seen other beauteous females, and not seeing her, the mighty-armed son of the Windgod was oppressed with sandness.
Sanskrit: उद्योगं वानरेन्द्राणां प्लवनं सागरस्य च। व्यर्थं वीक्ष्यानिलसुतश्चिन्तां पुनरुपागतः॥
English: Seeing that the endeavours of the monarch of monkeys, as well as the bounding over the main, had come to nought, the offspring of the Windgod was plunged in thought.
Sanskrit: अवतीर्य विमानाच्च हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः। चिन्तामुपजगामाथ शोकोपहतचेतनः॥
English: Descending from the aerial car, Hanumān, son to the Wind-god, his senses deprived by sorrow, was again wrought up with anxiety.
Sanskrit: स मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा मनसा चाधिगम्य ताम्। अवप्लुतो महातेजाः प्राकारं तस्य वेश्मनः॥
English: Having reflected for a while and mentally met with her, that highly energetic one leapt from the wall of Rāvana's mansion on to that (of the Asoka wood).
Sanskrit: स तु संहष्टसर्वाङ्गः प्राकारस्थो महाकपिः। पुष्पिताग्रान् वसन्तादौ ददर्श विविधान् दुमान्॥ सालानशोकान् भव्यांश्च चम्पकांश्च सुपुष्पितान्। उद्दालकान् नागवृक्षांश्चूतान् कपिमुखानपि ॥ तथाऽऽम्रवणसम्पन्नांल्लताशतसमन्वितान्। ज्यामुक्त इव नाराचः पुप्लुवे वृक्षवाटिकाम्॥
English: All his frame filled with delight, that mighty monkey, stationed on the wall, saw various trees having their tops furnished with flowers through spring and the other seasons, salas and Asokas, bhavyas, champakas, uddalakas, and Nāgas, and those bearing fruits resembling the mouths of monkeys; and those relative to mango woods, with hundreds of plants. And (Hanuman) leapt into the garden like an arrow let go from the bow string.
Sanskrit: स प्रविश्य विचित्रां तां विहगैरभिनादिताम्। राजतैः काञ्चनैश्चैव पादपैः सर्वतो वृताम्॥ विहगै{गसङ्घश्च विचित्रां चित्रकाननाम्। उदितादित्यसंकाशां ददर्श हनुमान् बली॥ वृतां नानाविधैर्वृक्षैः पुष्पोपगफलोपगैः। कोकिलै ङ्गराजैश्च मत्तैर्नित्यनिषेविताम्।७।। प्रहृष्टमनुजां काले मृगपक्षिमदाकुलाम्। मत्तबर्हिणसंघुष्टां नानाद्विजगणायुताम्॥
English: Entering into the grove, variegated all over; resonant with the notes of birds, filled on all sides with golden and silver trees; many-hued with birds and beasts, containing dainty tracts of trees like to the risen Sun, the powerful Hanumān saw the place surrounded with various kinds of trees, having fruits and flowers; frequented by maddened coels and Bhramaras, with creatures expressing happiness by their movements, birds and beasts overflowing with spirits; echoing with the cries of peacocks; furnished with various species of fowls.
Sanskrit: मार्गमाणो वरारोहां राजपुत्रीमनिन्दिताम्। सुखप्रसुप्तान् विहगान्बोधयामास वानरः॥
English: As he was searching for that surpassingly beautiful and blameless daughter of the king, that monkey awakened the monkeys that were sleeping sweetly..
Sanskrit: उत्पतद्भिर्द्विजगणैः पक्षैर्वातैः समाहताः। अनेकवर्णा विविधा मुमुचुः पुष्पवृष्टयः॥
English: And blown against by the wind caused by the wings of the birds as they flew upwards, various and variegated trees showered down blossoms.
Sanskrit: पुष्पावकीर्णः शुशुभे हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः। अशोकवनिकामध्ये यथा पुष्पमयो गिरिः॥
English: And in the midst of the Asoka wood, Hanumān, son to the Wind-god, covered over with flowers, looked lovely like a hill strewn with blossoms.
Sanskrit: दिशः सर्वाभिधावन्तं वृक्षखण्डगतं कपिम्। दृष्ट्वा सर्वाणि भूतानि वसन्त इति मेनिरे॥
English: All creatures, beholding that monkey embosomed among trees and darting on all sides, took him for spring.
Sanskrit: वृक्षेभ्यः पतितैः पुष्पैरवकीर्णा पृथग्विधैः। रराज वसुधा तत्र प्रमदेव विभूषिता॥
English: And strewn with several masses of blossoms loosened from the trees, the Earth appeared breateous like a damsel dight with ornaments.
Sanskrit: तरस्विना ते तरवस्तरसा बहु कम्पिताः। कुसुमानि विचित्राणि ससृजुः कपिना तदा॥
English: And shaken in diverse ways by the motion of the light fleeting monkey, the tree showered many-hued flowers.
Sanskrit: निर्धूतपत्रशिखराः शीर्णपुष्पफलद्रुमाः। निक्षिप्तवस्त्राभरणा धूर्ता इव पराजिताः॥
English: With their leaves and tops torn, and their flowers and fruits shrivelled up, the trees looked like worsted gamblers bereft of their clothes.
Sanskrit: हनूमता वेगवता कम्पितास्ते नगोत्तमाः। पुष्पपत्रफलान्याशु मुमुचुः फलशालिनः॥
English: And shaken by Hanumān vehemently moving about, those excellent trees crowned with fruits, speedily cast off fruits, flowers and foliage.
Sanskrit: विहङ्गसङ्घींनास्ते स्कन्धमात्राशया द्रुमाः। बभूवुरगमाः सर्वे मारुतेन विनिर्धताः॥
English: And moved by the Wind god's offspring, the trees with their trunks left, and forsaken by the fowls were incapable of harbouring any creatures.
Sanskrit: विधूतकेशी युवतिर्यथा मृदितवर्णका। निपीतशुभदन्तोष्ठी नखैर्दन्तैश्च विक्षता॥ तथा लालहस्तैस्तु चरणाभ्यां च मर्दिता। तथैवाशोकवनिका प्रभग्नवनपादपा॥
English: And like youthful fair ones with hair dishevelled, their paste worn off, their upper lips with fair teeth sucked of their moisture; and having their persons torn with nails, and teeth; appeared 'the Asoka wood with its trees shattered; and itself ground with the tail, hands and legs (of Hanumān).
Sanskrit: महालतानां दामानि व्यधमत्तरसा कपिः। यथा प्रावृषि वेगेन मेघजालानि मारुतः॥
English: That monkey with his vehemence scattered the clusters of shrubs, like the wind violently scattering clouds in the rainy reason.
Sanskrit: स तत्र मणिभूमीश्च राजतीश्च मनोरमाः। तथा काञ्चनभूमीश्च विचरन् ददृशे कपिः॥
English: And ranging there, the monkey saw beautiful pavements, jewelled, silvern and golden.
Sanskrit: वापीश्च विविधाकाराः पूर्णाः परमवारिणा। महामणिसोपानरुपपन्नास्ततस्ततः॥ मुक्ताप्रवालसिकताः स्फाटिकान्तरकुट्टिमाः। काञ्चनैस्तरुभिश्चित्रैस्तीरजैरुपशोभिताः॥
English: He saw there various pools filled with excellent water and having steps crusted with jewels. Their sandy soil was filled with pearls and corals, and the ground inside was made of crystal. And their banks were decked with diverse golden trees.
Sanskrit: बुद्धपद्मोत्पलवनाश्चक्रवाकोपशोभिताः। नत्यूहरुतसंघुष्टा हंससारसनादिताः॥
English: They were beautified with full blown lotuses, waterlilies, Chakravakas and Natyuhas* and filled with the notes of swans and Sarasas. *A gallinule.
Sanskrit: दीर्घाभिर्दुमयुक्ताभिः सरिद्भिश्च समन्ततः। अमृतोपमतोयाभिः शिवाभिरूपसंस्कृताः॥
English: They were encircled on all sides with big tanks having trees on their banks and water, clear and sweet like to nectar.
Sanskrit: लताशतैरवतता: संतानकुसुमावृताः। नानागुल्मावृतवनाः करवीरकृतान्तराः॥
English: They were entwined with hundreds of creepers, covered with Santāna* flowers and filled with diverse groves and Karaviras serving the purpose of windows. *One of the trees of heaven. 'Literally the passages means "making a gap in that forest thickly filled with trees.” But Rāmānuja interprets thus and we have adopted his interpretaion.
Sanskrit: ततोऽम्बुधरसंकाशं प्रवृद्धशिखरं गिरिम्। विचित्रकूट कूटैश्च सर्वतः परिवारितम्॥ शिलागृहैरवततं नानावृक्षसमावृतम्। ददर्श कपिशार्दूलो रम्यं जगति पर्वतम्॥
English: Thereupon that foremost of monkeys beheld there a mountain-the most picturesque in the world, resembling clouds, having high summits, covered on all sides with peaks and filled with hilly abodes and various trees.
Sanskrit: ददर्श च नगात् तस्मान्नदी निपतितां कपिः। अङ्कादिव समुत्पत्य प्रियस्य पतितां प्रियाम् ॥ जलेन पतिताप्रैश्च पादपैरूपशोभिताम्। वार्यमाणामिव क्रुद्धां प्रमदां प्रियबन्धुभिः॥
English: That monkey beheld there a river falling down from the mountain like to a damsel falling down from the lap of her beloved. And the branches of the trees touching the water (of the stream) resembled a fair damsel prevented by her dear companions from forsaking the company of her beloved).
Sanskrit: पुनरावृत्ततोयां च ददर्श स महाकपिः। प्रसन्नामिव कान्तस्य कान्तां पुनरुपस्थिताम्॥
English: And that great monkey beheld further down the stream turning back like to the damsel, pleased, going back to her dear one.
Sanskrit: तस्यादूरात्स पद्मिन्यो नानाद्विजगणायुताः। ददर्श कपिशार्दूलो हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः॥
English: That foremost of monkeys, Hanumăn, the son of Maruti, beheld, at some distance, ponds filled with lotuses and various birds.
Sanskrit: कृत्रिमा दीर्घिकां चापि पूर्णां शीतेन वारिणा। मणिप्रवरसोपानां मुक्तासिकतशोभिताम्॥
English: He saw a big artificial pond full of cool water having stairs crusted with excellent jewels and its sandy banks filled with pearls.
Sanskrit: विविधैर्मृगसङ्घश्च विचित्रां चित्रकाननाम्। प्रासादैः सुमहद्भिश्च निर्मितैर्विश्वकर्मणा॥ काननैः कृत्रिमैश्चापि सर्वतः समलंकृताम्। ये केचित्पादपास्तत्र पुष्पोपगफलोपगाः॥ सच्छत्राः सवितर्दीकाः सर्वे सौवर्णवेदिकाः।
English: It was embellished on all sides) with various animals, diverse trees and big mansions made by Viśvakarmāt himself. It was adorned all around with artificial forests and all the trees there bore flowers and fruits, spreading their branches like to umbrellas and having golden and silvern pavements under them. 'The son of Brahma and artist of gods.
Sanskrit: लताप्रतानैर्बहुभिः पर्णैश्च बहुभिर्वृताम्॥ काञ्चनी शिंशपामेकां ददर्श स महाकपिः। वृतां हेममयीभिस्तु वेदिकाभिः समन्ततः॥
English: And that great monkey beheld there one golden Singsapa* tree surrounded on all sides with golden pavements. 'A tree (Dalbergia Sisu).
Sanskrit: सोऽपश्यद् भूमिभागांश्च नगप्रस्रवणानि च। सुवर्णवृक्षानपरान् ददर्श शिखिसंनिभान्॥
English: And he saw the glebe, the hill streams and many a golden trees resembling the fire.
Sanskrit: तेषां दुमाणां प्रभया मेरोरिव महाकपिः। अमन्यत तदा वीरः काञ्चनोऽस्मीति सर्वतः॥
English: By the lustre of all those trees that heroic monkey appeared as if made of gold like to the Sun by the touch of the mount Sumeru.
Sanskrit: तान्काञ्चनान्वृक्षगणान्मारुतेन प्रकम्पितान्। किङ्किणीशतनिर्घोषान्दृष्ट्वा विस्मयमागमत् ॥ सुपुष्पिताग्रान् रुचिरांस्तरुणाङ्कुरपल्लवान्।
English: Having seen those beautiful golden trees, shaken by the wind and making a sound like that of a Kinkini; having flowery tops and new leaves he was greatly amazed.
Sanskrit: तामारुह्य महावेगः शिंशपां पर्णसंवृताम्॥ इतो द्रक्ष्यामि वैदेहीं रामदर्शनलालसाम्। इतश्चेतश्च दुःखार्ता सम्पतन्तीं यदृच्छया।॥
English: And climbing that Singsapa tree enveloped with leaves that monkey, gifted with velocity, reflected— Perchance I may see Vaidehi, exercised with grief, anxious to behold Rāma and wandering hither and thither at her pleasure.
Sanskrit: अशोकवनिका चेयं दृढं रम्या दुरात्मनः। चन्दनैश्चम्पकैश्चापि बकुलैश्च विभूषिता॥ इयं च नलिनी रम्या द्विजसङ्घनिषेविता। इमां सा राजमहिषी नूनमेष्यति जानकी॥
English: Certainly this is the picturesque Asoka forest of that vicious-souled one, embellished with sandal Champakas and Bakulas. Here is a beautiful pond abounding in lotuses, thronged with birds and forsooth shall that royal spouse Jānaki repair hither.
Sanskrit: सा रामा राजमहिषी राघवस्य प्रिया सदा। वनसंचारकुशला ध्रुवमेष्यति जानकी॥ अथवा मृगशावाक्षी वनस्यास्य विचक्षणा। वनमेष्यति साद्येह रामचिन्तासुकर्शिता॥
English: She is the beloved queen of Rāghava and expert in walking in the garden. And separated from Rāma, certainly shall Jānakī repair hither. Or she having the eyes of a young antelope and adept in roaming in the forest, exercised with thought touching Rāma, shall come here.
Sanskrit: रामशोकाभिसंतप्ता सा देवी वामलोचना। वनवासरता नित्यमेष्यते वनचारिणी॥
English: Or she having beautiful eyes and fond of ranging in the forest, racked with sorrow in consequence of Rāma's separation, dose always frequent this forest.* *The commentator, Rāmānuja interprets this bloka as explaining the cause of Sītā's frequenting the Asoka forest.
Sanskrit: वनेचराणां सततं नूनं स्पृहयते पुरा। रामस्य दयिता चार्या जनकस्य सुता सती॥
English: Ere this, the chaste and worshipful spouse of Rāma–Janaka's daughter, used to love always the birds and animals of the forest.
Sanskrit: संध्याकालमना: श्यामा ध्रुवमेष्यति जानकी। नदी चेमां शुभजलां संध्यार्थे वरवर्णिनी॥
English: (The morning has set in) and surely the beautiful and graceful daughter of Janaka fond of performing morning ablutions, shall come to this river of pure water to perform them. "Sandhyā literally means the point of time which connect day and night. It however, generally means the period after sunset and before the night sets. But here with reference to the speech which Hanumān began by the end of night, it means the morning.
Sanskrit: तस्याश्चाप्यनुरूपेयमशोकवनिका शुभा। शुभायाः पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य पत्नी रामस्य संमता॥
English: Truly is this beautiful forest of Asoka the worthy abode of the beloved and chaste spouse of Rāma, the lord of men.
Sanskrit: यदि जीवति सा देवी ताराधिपनिभानना। आगमिष्यति सावश्यमिमां शीतजलां नदीम्॥
English: If that one of moon-like countenance breathes forsooth shall she come to this river of cool water."
Sanskrit: एवं तु गत्वा हनुमान् महात्मा प्रतीक्षमाणो मनुजेन्द्रपत्नीम्। अवेक्षमाणश्च ददर्श सर्वं सुपुष्पिते पर्णघने निलीनः॥
English: Having arrived there and anxiously expecting the appearance of the spouse of that lord of men, the high-souled Hanumān hiding himself (on the Singsapa tree) enveloped with flowers and leaves, beheld all.
Sanskrit: स वीक्षमाणस्तत्रस्थो मार्गमाणश्च मैथिलीम्। अवेक्षमाणश्च महीं सर्वां तामन्ववैक्षत॥
English: Having stationed himself on the tree, casting his looks all around in quest of Sītā and looking down on the carth he surveyed the entire forest of (Asoka).
Sanskrit: संतानकलताभिश्च पादपैरुपशोभिताम्। दिव्यगन्धरसोपेतां सर्वतः समलंकृताम्॥
English: It was beautified with Santdaka creepers and various trees, fragrant with celestial odours and was embellished on all sides.
Sanskrit: तां स नन्दनसंकाशां मृगपक्षिभिरावृताम्। हर्म्यप्रासादसम्बाधां कोकिकाकुलनिःस्वनाम्॥ काञ्चनोत्पलपद्माभिर्वापीभिरुपशोभिताम्। बह्वासनकुथोपेतां बहुभूमिगृहायुताम्॥ सर्वर्तुकुसुमै रम्यैः फलवद्भिश्च पादपैः। पुष्पितानामशोकानां श्रिया सूर्योदयप्रभाम्॥
English: It resembled Nandana or the celestial garden, and was filled with various animals and birds, palaces and mansions; resounded with the notes of Kokilas; adorned with the ponds abounding in silvern water-lilies and lotuses; filled with many seats and coverlets and various houses having spacious courtyards; adorned with beautiful flowers of all seasons and trees bearing fruits. And the beauty of the blossoming Aśokas resembled the effulgence of the Sun.
Sanskrit: प्रदीप्तामिव तत्रस्थो मारुतिः समुदैक्षत। निष्पत्रशाखां विहगैः क्रियमाणामिवासकृत्॥
English: And stationed there Maruti beheld trees as if devoid of leaves on account of the hundreds of birds, adorned with various flowers, resorting there.
Sanskrit: विनिष्पतद्भिः शतशश्चित्रैः पुष्पावतंसकैः। समूलपुष्परचितैरशोकैः शोकनाशनैः॥ पुष्पभारातिभारैश्च स्पृशद्भिरिव मेदिनीम्। कर्णिकारैः कुसुमितैः किंशुकैश्च सुपुष्पितैः॥ स देशः प्रभया तेषां प्रदीप्त इव सर्वतः।
English: He saw there the earth touched by Asoka trees, the removers of grief, having flowers growing from the roots and lowered down with their weight. And the entire quarter was as if ablaze with the beauty of the flowery Karrikaras and Kingsukas.
Sanskrit: पुंनागाः सप्तपर्णाश्च चम्पकोद्दालकास्तथा॥ विवृद्धमूला बहवः शोभन्ते स्म सुपुष्पिताः।
English: There appeared in beauty many-flowery Punnāgas, Saptaparņas, Champakas, and Udalakas having deeply expanded roots.
Sanskrit: शाकतुम्भनिभाः केचित् केचिदग्निशिखप्रभाः॥ नीलाञ्जननिभाः केचित् तत्राशोकाः सहस्रशः।
English: And there was a thousand of Asoka trees, some of whom were like gold, some were like the flame of fire and some were like dark-blue collyrium.
Sanskrit: नन्दनं विबुधोद्यानं चित्रं चैत्ररथं यथा॥ अतिवृत्तमिवाचिन्त्यं दिव्यं रम्यश्रिया युतम्।
English: It was like the garden of Nandana or like that of Kubera or perhaps it surpassed the both in excellence.
Sanskrit: द्वितीयमिव चाकाशं पुष्पज्योतिर्गणायुतम्॥ पुष्परत्नशतैश्चित्रं पञ्चमं सागरं यथा।
English: Enveloped in charming, celestial grace beyond conception and having flowers for stars that forest appeared like a second sky, And covered with hundreds of pearl-like flowers the forest looked like the fifth ocean.
Sanskrit: सर्वर्तुपुष्पैर्निचितं पादपैर्मधुगन्धिभिः॥ नानानिनादैरुद्यानं रम्यं मृगगणद्विजैः। अनेकगन्धप्रवहं पुण्यगन्धं मनोहरम्॥ शैलेन्द्रमिव गन्धाढ्यं द्वितीयं गन्धमादनम्।
English: And that garden was embellished with flowers of all seasons and honey-smelling trees, and filled with diverse notes and various animals and birds. And that fragrant garden was rendered more charming with various other fragrances. And that foremost of monkeys beheld in that garden of Asoka, a round palace, situated at a distance, fragrantas the Gandhamādana mountain and high as the lord of mountains.
Sanskrit: अशोकवनिकायां तु तस्यां वानरपुङ्गवः॥ स ददर्शाविदूरस्थं चैत्यप्रासादमूर्जितम्। मध्ये स्तम्भसहस्रेण स्थितं कैलासपाण्डुरम्॥ प्रवालकृतसोपानं तप्तकाञ्चनवेदिकम्। मुष्णन्तमिव चयूंषि द्योतमानमिव श्रिया॥ निर्मलं प्रांशुभावत्वादुल्लिखन्तमिवाम्बरम्।
English: (The palace) was white as the Kailāsa hill and built on thousand pillars. All its stairs were made of coral and its pavements made of burning gold. Its beauty was as if burning all along and stealing the vision of the lookers-on. It was spotless and on account of its height touched the welkin.
Sanskrit: ततो मलिनसंवीतां राक्षसीभिः समावृताम्॥ उपवासकृशां दीनां निःश्वसन्ती पुनः पुनः। ददर्श शुक्लपक्षादौ चन्द्ररेखामिवामलाम्॥
English: Thereupon he beheld there (Sītā) wearing a soiled cloth, poorly, greatly reduced by fast, sighing again and again and encircled by a band of Räkşasīs. She was (however) spotless like to the rays of the moon on the first lunar day.
Sanskrit: मन्दप्रख्यायमानेन रूपेण रुचिरप्रभाम्। पिनद्धां धूमजालेन शिखामिव विभावसोः॥
English: Her graceful beauty could with great difficulty be perceived lie to the flame of fire enveloped with smoke.
Sanskrit: पीतेनैकेन संवीतां क्लिष्टेनोत्तमवाससा। सपङ्कामनलंकारां विपद्मामिव पद्मिनीम्॥
English: And wearing a shattered and soiled yellow cloth and divested of all ornaments she appeared like a lotus stalk without lotuses.* *This passage has another meaning-Padmini has two meanings— (i) lotus (ii) Lakşmi or the goddess of wealth. The goddess of wealth is generally described as sitting on a lotus.
Sanskrit: पीडितां दुःखसंतप्तां परिक्षीणां तपस्विनीम्। ग्रहेणाङ्गारकेणेव पीडितामिव रोहिणीम्॥
English: Oppressed, racked with grief, weakened and chaste as she was, she appeared like Rohini possessed by Ketu.
Sanskrit: अश्रुपूर्णमुखीं दीनां कृशामनशनेन च। शोकध्यानपरां दीनां नित्यं दुःखपरायणाम्॥
English: She was greatly reduced by fast, stricken with grief and anxious thoughts, disturbed with sorrow and was poorly and her eyes were always full of tears.
Sanskrit: प्रियं जनमपश्यन्तीं पश्यन्तीं राक्षसीगणम्। स्वगणेन मृगी हीनां श्वगणेनावृतामिव ॥
English: Separated from her kith and kin and not beholding Rāma and Lakşmaņa* but the Rāks asīs, she appeared like a hind surrounded by dogs. *Priyājanam-literally means dear ones—but here it refers to Rāma and Lakşmana.