pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ता तु सा देवी दैवतैरभिसत्कृता। समुद्रमध्ये सुरसा बिभ्रती राक्षसं वपुः॥ विकृतं च विरूपं च सर्वस्य च भयावहम्। प्लवमानं हनूमन्तमावृत्येदमुवाच ह॥
English: Thus addressed the worshipful Surasā, having been honoured by the celestials, deformed and horrible and capable of exciting the fear of all beings, and obstructing Hanumān as he was coursing on, said.
Sanskrit: मम भक्ष्यः प्रदिष्टस्त्वमीश्वरैर्वानरर्षभ। अहं त्वां भक्षयिष्यामि प्रविशेदं ममाननम्॥
English: O foremost of monkeys, you had been ordained as my fare by the gods themselves. I will eat you up, do you enter my mouth.
Sanskrit: वर एष पुरा दत्तो मम धात्रेति सत्वरा। व्यादाय वक्त्रं विपुलं स्थिता सा मारुतेः पुरः॥
English: Even this is the boon that was conferred on me by the Deity. Having delivered herself thus, speedily, she was opening her mouth wide, stood before the son of the wind god.
Sanskrit: अथवा मैथिली एवमुक्तः सुरसया प्रहृष्टवदनोऽब्रवीत्। रामो दाशरथिर्नाम प्रविष्टो दण्डकावनम्। लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा वैदेह्या चापि भार्यया॥
English: Thus accosted by Surasā, (Hanumān) with a glad countenance, said, Rama, son to Dasaratha, had entered the Dandaka forest in company with his brother, Lakşmaņa, and his wife, Vaidehi.
Sanskrit: अस्य कार्यविषक्तस्य बद्धवैरस्य राक्षसैः। तस्य सीता हृता भार्या रावणेन यशस्विनी॥
English: He having created hostility with the Rākṣasas, his illustrious wife, Sītā, while he was engrossed in some work, was carried away by Ravana.
Sanskrit: तस्याः सकाशं दूतोऽहं गमिष्ये रामशासनात्। कर्तुमर्हसि रामस्य साह्यं विषयवासिनि॥
English: At Rāma's command, I go to her as his envoy. It behove you, living in (Rāma's) dominions, to lend him your help.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा रामं चाक्लिष्टकारिणम्। आगमिष्यामि ते वक्त्रं सत्यं प्रतिशृणोमि ते॥
English: Or having seen Mithila's daughter, as well as Rāma of untiring deeds, I will enter your mouth. This I promise you truly."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ता हनुमता सुरसा कामरूपिणी। अब्रवीन्नातिवर्तेन्मां कश्चिदेष वरो मम॥
English: Thus addressed by Hanumān, Surasā, capable of wearing forms at will, said, “None shall pass me without being devoured by me, even this is the boon that I have received."
Sanskrit: तं प्रयान्तं समुद्वीक्ष्य सुरसा वाक्यमब्रवीत्। बलं जिज्ञासमाना सा नागमाता हनूमतः॥
English: Then seeing him go away, the mother of the Nāgās, Surasā, desirous of essaying the strength of Hanuman, spoke.
Sanskrit: निविश्य वदनं मेऽद्य गन्तव्यं वानरोत्तम। वर एष पुरा दत्तो मम धात्रेति सत्वरा ॥ व्यादाय विपुलं वक्त्रं स्थिता सा मारुतेः पुरः।
English: O best of monkeys, you shall have to go, today after entering my mouth. Even this is the boon that was conferred on me by the Deity. Having said this swiftly, she extending her capacious mouth wide, stood in front of the wind-god's son.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः सुरसया क्रुद्धो वानरपुंगवः॥ अब्रवीत् कुरु वै वक्त्रं येन मां विषहिष्यसि। इत्युक्त्वा सुरसां क्रुद्धो दशयोजनमायताम्॥ दशयोजनविस्तारो हनूमानभवत् तदा। चकार सुरसाप्यास्यं विंशद्योजनमायतम्॥
English: Thus addressed by Surasā, that foremost of monkeys, waxing wroth, said, “Extend your mouth so, that you may contain me." Having said this to Surasā, having her mouth measuring ten yojanas, Hanumān enlarged himself as many yojanas. Thereat-Surasā enlarged her mouth twenty yojanas.
Sanskrit: (चकार सुरसा वक्त्रं चत्वारिंशत् तथोच्छ्रितम्। बभूव हनुमान् वीरः पञ्चाशद् योजनोच्छ्रितः। चकार सुरसा वक्त्रं षष्टिं योजनमुच्छ्रितम्।। तदैव हनुमान् वीरः सप्ततिं योजनोच्छ्रितः। चकार सुरसा वक्त्रमशीति योजनोच्छ्रितम्।। हनूमाननलप्रख्यो नवतिं योजनोच्छ्रितः। चकार सुरसा वक्त्रं शतयोजनमायतम्।।)
English: Threat, Surasă, extended her mouth forty yojanas, and thereupon the heroic Hanuman attained the altitude of fifty yojanas. Surasā enlarged her mouth sixty yojanas; and the heroic Hanumān anon heightened himself seventy yojanas. Şurasā widened her mouth eighty yoyanas; and Hanumān like to Fire raised himself ninety yojanas. And Surasā enlarged her mouth an hundred yojanas.
Sanskrit: तद् दृष्ट्वा व्यादितं त्वास्यं वायुपुत्रः स बुद्धिमान्। दीर्घजिढे सुरसया सुभीमं नरकोपमम्॥ स संक्षिप्यात्मनः कायं जीमूत इव मारुतिः। तस्मिन् मुहूर्ते हनुमान् बभूवाङ्गुष्ठमात्रकः॥ सोऽभिपद्याथ तद्वक्त्रं निष्पत्य च महाबलः। अन्तरिक्षे स्थितः श्रीमानिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing that mouth with its long tongue opened by Surasā which was extremely terrible and was a replica of hell. Thereat diminishing his body like to a cloud, the wind-god's son at that moment measured one thumb only. Then entering her mouth and coming out of it, that exceedingly powerful powerful and graceful one, stationing himself in the sky spoke thus.
Sanskrit: प्रविष्टोऽस्मि हि ते वक्त्रं दाक्षायणि नमोऽस्तु ते। गमिष्ये यत्र वैदेही सत्यश्चासीद् वरस्तव॥
English: O descendant of Dakşa, I have entered into your mouth. I bow down to you. I will repair to where Vaidehi is Your boon has proved trve.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा वदनान्मुक्तं चन्द्रं राहुमुखादिव। अब्रवीत् सुरसा देवी स्वेन रूपेण वानरम्॥
English: Seeing him out of her mouth like the Moon out of the mouth of Rāhu, the venerable Surasā spoke to the monkey in her native form, saying.
Sanskrit: अर्थसिद्ध्यै हरिश्रेष्ठ गच्छ सौम्य यथासुखम्। समानय च वैदेहीं राघवेण महात्मना॥
English: For compassing your end, go, O foremost of monkeys, O mild one, at yours ease. And bringing to Vaidehī tidings touching the highsouled Rāghava do you meet her.
Sanskrit: तत् तृतीयं हनुमतो दृष्ट्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्। साधुसाध्विति भूतानि प्रशशंसुस्तदा हरिम्॥
English: Witnessing that third act* The third feat, remarks Rāmānuja, is Hanuman's issuing out of Surasā's mouth. The preceding two are not mentioned. — of Hanumān's hard to perform, all beings extolled the monkey exclaiming, "Excellent! Excellent!" *A kind of also or agallochum.-Wilson.
Sanskrit: हनुमान् मेघजालानि प्राकर्षन् मारुतो यथा। कालागुरुसवर्णानि रक्तपीतसितानि च॥
English: And mighty clouds, hued like Kālāguru red, and yellow and sable, on being disperse I by the monkey, burst into brilliance.
Sanskrit: कपिना कृष्यमाणानि महाभ्राणि चकाशिरे। प्रविशन्नभ्रजालानि निष्पतंश्च पुनः पुनः॥ प्रावृषीन्दुरिवाभाति निष्पतन् प्रविशंस्तथा!
English: Again and again entering into the clouds and emerging out of them, he resembled the Moon during the rains now entering into clouds) and now issuing out of them.
Sanskrit: प्रदृश्यमानः सर्वत्र हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः॥ भेजेऽम्बरं निरालम्बं पक्षयुक्त इवाद्रिराट्।
English: And everywhere Hanumān, son to the wind god coursing through the unsupported sky, looked like the monarch of mountains furnished with wings.
Sanskrit: प्लवमानं तु तं दृष्ट्वा सिंहिका नाम राक्षसी॥ मनसा चिन्तयामास प्रवृद्धा कामरूपिणी।
English: And it came to pass that beholding him in the act of bounding, a Rākşasi named Sinhikā, of great age, and capable of wearing forms at will, thought herself.
Sanskrit: अद्य दीर्घस्य कालस्य भविष्याम्यहमाशिता॥ इदं मम महासत्त्वं चिरस्य वशमागतम्।
English: Today after a long lapse of time I shall have my fare. This mighty creature has after a long time come within my power.
Sanskrit: इति संचिन्त्य मनसा च्छायामस्य समाक्षिपत्॥ छायायां गृह्यमाणायां चिन्तयामास वानरः। समाक्षिप्तोऽस्मि सहसा पङ्गकृतपराक्रमः॥ प्रतिलोमेन वातेन महानौरिव सागरे। तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधश्चैव वीक्षमाणस्तदा कपिः॥ ददर्श स महासत्त्वमुत्थितं लवणाम्भसि।
English: Having thought thus in her mind, she seized (Hanumān's) shadow. On his shadow* Brahmā had conferred on her a boon that she should secure her prey by pulling at it by means of its shadow.— "As a mighty bark is retarded in its course in the sea by adverse wind, have I, my prowess paralysed, been suddenly obstructed in my career.” Then looking above and below and sideways, the monkey saw a mighty creature arisen from the salt waters. *i.e. of securing his shadow.-being secured, the monkey reflected.
Sanskrit: तद् दृष्ट्वा चिन्तयामास मारुतिर्विकृताननाम्॥ कपिराज्ञा यथाख्यातं सत्त्वमद्भुतदर्शनम्। छायाग्राहि महावीर्यं तदिदं नात्र संशयः॥
English: Seeing that one of a distorted countenance, the wind-god's son thought, This one is, without doubt, the creature of wonderful form, possessed of exceeding prowess, given to securing its prey by means of its shadow, which had been described by the monkey-king.
Sanskrit: स तां बुद्ध्वार्थतत्त्वेन सिंहिकां मतिमान् कपिः। व्यवर्धत महाकायः प्रावृषीव बलाहकः॥
English: And concluding her to be Sinhikā from her act, the intelligent monkey attaining a gigantic body, increased himself, like a mass of clouds during the rains.
Sanskrit: तस्य सा कायमुद्वीक्ष्य वर्धमानं महाकपेः। वक्त्रं प्रसारयामास पातालाम्बरसंनिभम्॥ घनराजीव गर्जन्ती वानरं समभिद्रवत्।
English: Seeing the enlarged body of the mighty monkey, she extended her mouth measuring the sky and the nether regions. And roaring like to a mass of clouds, she rushed against the monkey.
Sanskrit: स ददर्श ततस्तस्या विकृतं सुमहन्मुखम्॥ कायमात्रं च मेधावी मर्माणि च महाकपिः।
English: Thereat, that intelligent and mighty monkey marked her deformed and huge mouth, her body and its asticulated members.
Sanskrit: स तस्या विकृते वक्त्रे वज्रसंहननः कपिः॥ संक्षिप्य मुहुरात्मानं निपपात महाकपिः।
English: And the redoubtable monkey hard as the thunderbolt, contracting himself in a moment, threw himself into her mouth.
Sanskrit: आस्ये तस्या निमज्जन्तं ददृशुः सिद्धचारणाः॥ ग्रस्यमानं यथा चन्द्रं पूर्णं पर्वणि राहुणा।
English: And the Siddhas and Chāraņas saw him sink in her mouth, as the full Moon is taken by Rāhu during a Parva.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्या नखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मर्माण्युत्कृत्य वानरः॥ उत्पपाताथ वेगेन मन:सम्पातविक्रमः।
English: Then tearing her limits by means of his sharp claws, the monkey, endowed with the celerity of thought, vehemently sprang forward.
Sanskrit: तां तु दिष्ट्या च धृत्वा च दाक्षिण्येन निपात्य सः।। कपिप्रवीरो वेगेन ववृधे पुनरात्मवान्।
English: Then slaying her by his acuteness of sight, endurance and skill, that heroic, self-controlled monkey again began to swell himself amain.
Sanskrit: हृतहृत्सा हनुमता पपात विधुराम्भसि। स्वयम्भुवैव हनुमान् सृष्टास्तस्या निपातने॥
English: Her heart having been crushed out by Hanuman, she, rendered lifeless, fell into the water. The self-create had created him for compassing her destruction.
Sanskrit: तां हतां वानरेणाशु पतितां वीक्ष्य सिंहिकाम्। भूतान्याकाशचारीणि तमूचुः प्लवगोत्तमम्॥
English: And seeing Sinhikā speedily slain by the monkey, and fallen, creatures ranging the sky addressed that foremost of monkeys, saying,
Sanskrit: भीममद्य कृतं कर्म महत्सत्त्वं त्वया हतम्। साधयार्थमभिप्रेतमरिष्टं प्लवतां वर॥
English: Terrible is the deed that you had performed to day. Mighty was the creature that has been slaughtered by you. Compass you yours wishedfor end without let, О foremost of monkeys.
Sanskrit: यस्य त्वेतानि चत्वारि वानरेन्द्र यथा तव। धृतिर्दृष्टिर्मतिर्दाक्ष्य स कर्मसु न सीदति ॥
English: He, O chief of monkeys, that, like you, is endowed with endurance, sharp sightedness, sense, and ability, dose not feel depressed in action.
Sanskrit: स तैः सम्पूजितः पूज्यः प्रतिपन्नप्रयोजनैः। जगामाकाशमाविश्य पन्नगाशनवत् कपिः॥
English: Honoured by these and wished well as to his purpose, that monkey, worthy of being honoured, set out, enveloping the sky, like him that subsist on serpents.* *Garuda.
Sanskrit: प्राप्तभूयिष्ठपारस्तु सर्वतः परिलोकयन्। योजनानां शतस्यान्ते वनराजी ददर्श सः॥
English: And it came to pass that as he had almost arrived at the other shore (of the ocean), he looking about on all sides at the end of an hundred yojanas saw a range of woods.
Sanskrit: ददर्श च पतन्नेव विविधदुमभूषितम्। दीपं शाखामृगश्रेष्ठो मलयोपवनानि च॥
English: As he went on, that best of monkeys saw an island decked with diverse trees, and groves pertaining Malaya.
Sanskrit: सागरं सागरानूपान् सागरानूपजान् दुमान्। सागरस्य च पत्नीनां मुखान्यपि विलोकयत्॥
English: He surveyed the sea, and lands bordering thereon, and trees growing on the sea shore, and the countenance of the spouses of the Sea.
Sanskrit: स महामेघसंकाशं समीक्ष्यात्मानमात्मवान्। निरुन्धन्तमिवाकाशं चकार मतिमान् मतिम्॥
English: Surveying his own person resembling a mighty mass of clouds, and as if closing up the sky, that self-possessed one ascertained his course of action.
Sanskrit: कायवृद्धिं प्रवेगं च मम दृष्ट्वैव राक्षसाः। मयि कौतूहलं कुर्युरिति मेने महामतिः॥
English: Soon as the Rākṣasas shall behold my enlarged body and the vehemence of my motion, they shall be seized with curiosity concerning me.
Sanskrit: ततः शरीरं संक्षिप्य तन्महीधरसंनिभम्। पुनः प्रकृतिमापेदे वीतमोह इवात्मवान्॥
English: Thus thought that magnanimous one. Thereat diminishing that person of his resembling a mountain, that self-possessed one, purged on ignorance, resumed his natural shape.
Sanskrit: तदूपमतिसंक्षिप्य हनूमान् प्रकृतौ स्थितः। त्रीन् क्रमानिव विक्रम्य बलिवीर्यहरो हरिः॥
English: And diminishing that form into the smallest compass, Hanumān remained in his native form, like that depriver of Vāli's prowess, Hari, after he had placed his three steps.
Sanskrit: स चारुनानाविधरूपधारी परं समासाद्य समुद्रतीरम्। परैरशक्यं प्रतिपन्नरूपः समीक्षितात्मा समवेक्षितार्थः॥
English: Thus wearing various graceful forms, that one, acting after reflection, having come to the other shore of the ocean incapable of being reached by others, on looking over his (immensely magnified person), reduced his body (to its former size).
Sanskrit: ततः स लम्बस्य गिरेः समृद्ध विचित्रकूटे निपपात कूटे। सकेतकोद्दालकनारिकेले महाभ्रकूटप्रतिमो महात्मा॥
English: That high-souled one resembling a cloudy pavilion, alighted on the (foremost) summit of the splendid mountain, Samva; crested with picturesque peaks; and abounding in ketakas, uddalakas and cocoanuts.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु सम्प्राप्य समुद्रतीरं समीक्ष्य लङ्कां गिरिवर्यमूधि। कपिस्तु तस्मिन् निपपात पर्वते विधूय रूपं व्यथयन्मृगद्विजान्॥
English: And reaching the shore of the sea, and beholding Lankā on the top of that foremost of mountains, the monkeys renouncing his native form, fell on that mountain, agitating birds and beasts.
Sanskrit: स सागरं दानवपन्नगायुतं बलेन विक्रम्य महोर्मिमालिनम्। निपत्य तारे च महोदयेस्तदा ददर्श लङ्काममरावतीमिव ॥
English: Having by main force bounded over the ocean heaving with surges, and rife with Dānavas and Pannagas, he alighting on the shore of the mighty main, beheld Lankā like to Amarāvati.
Sanskrit: स सागरमनाधृष्यमतिक्रम्य महाबलः। त्रिकूटस्य तटे लङ्कां स्थितः स्वस्थो ददर्श ह॥
English: Having crossed over the ocean incapable of being repressed, that one endowed with great strength, staying at the plateau of Chitrakūta, and having refreshed himself, cast his eyes on Laukā.
Sanskrit: ततः पादपमुक्तेन पुष्पवर्षेण वीर्यवान्। अभिवृष्टस्ततस्तत्र बभौ पुष्पमयो हरिः॥
English: And covered with showers of blossoms poured down by the trees, that monkey possessed of prowess then appeared there like Puspamaya.* *A monkey so named.
Sanskrit: योजनानां शतं श्रीमांस्ती।त्युत्तमविक्रमः। अनिःश्वसन् कपिस्तत्र न ग्लानिमधिगच्छति॥
English: Having cleared an hundred Yoyanas, that monkey gifted with first-rate prowess, did not heave sighs or feel any fatigue.
Sanskrit: शतान्यहं योजनानां क्रमेयं सुबहून्यपि। किं पुनः सागरस्यान्तं संख्यातं शतयोजनम्॥
English: I am competent to bound over many hundreds of Yojanas. What then is this end of the ocean measuring an hundred Yojanas only?
Sanskrit: स तु वीर्यवतां श्रेष्ठः प्लवतामपि चोत्तमः। जगाम वेगवाँल्लङ्कां लवयित्वा महोदधिम्॥
English: That foremost of those endowed with energy and the prime of monkeys, gifted with speed, went to Laikā,* having crossed over the mighty main. *Descending, remarks the commentator, from the mountain-summit.
Sanskrit: शाद्वलानि च नीलानि गन्धवन्ति वनानि च । मधुमन्ति च मध्येन जगाम नगवन्ति च॥
English: Seeing blue lawns, and perfumed woods, replete with honey and filled with mountains, he held his way by the central thoroughfare.
Sanskrit: शैलांश्च तरुसंछन्नान् वनराजीश्च पुष्पिताः। अभिचक्राम तेजस्वी हनूमान् प्लवगर्षभः॥
English: That foremost of monkeys, the energetic Hanumān, went by hills filled with trees, and ranges of blossoming woods.
Sanskrit: स तस्मिन्नचले तिष्ठन् वनान्युपवनानि च। स नगाग्रे स्थितां लङ्कां ददर्श पवनात्मजः॥
English: And stationing himself in that mountain, the offspring of the Wind-god beheld woods and groves and Lankā established at the brow of the mountain.
Sanskrit: सरलान् कर्णिकारांश्च खजूरांश्च सुपुष्पितान् । प्रियालान् मुचुलिन्दांश्च कुटजान् केतकानपि॥ प्रियङ्गुन् गन्धपूर्णांश्च नीपान् सप्तच्छदांस्तथा। असनान् कोविदारांश्च करवीरांश्च पुष्पितान्॥ पुष्पभारनिबद्धांश्च तथा मुकुलितानपि। पादपान् विहगाकीर्णान् पवनाधूतमस्तकान्॥ हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णा वापी: पद्मोत्पलावृताः। आक्रीडान् विविधारम्यान्विविधांश्च जलाशयान्॥ संततान् विविधैर्वृक्षैः सर्वर्तुफलपुष्पितैः। उद्यानानि च रम्याणि ददर्श कपिकुञ्जरः॥
English: That elephant of a monkey surveyed Saralas, and Karņikāras, and dates in full flower, priyalas, Muculindas, Kutajas and Ketakas, Priyangus warm with aroma, and Nipas, and Saptachchhadas; Asanas, Kovidaras, and flowering Karavīras, and trees bearing blossoms, filled with swans and Kārandavas, and covered with lotuses and lilies; and charming sporting hills* and various watery expanses; and extensive tracts covered with diverse trees bearing flowers and furies at all seasons, and gardens exceedingly beautiful to behold. *Sporting hills according to Kataka. According to others, akrira means a grove in general.
Sanskrit: समासाद्य च लक्ष्मीवॉलङ्कां रावणपालिताम्। परिखाभिः सपद्माभिः सोत्पलाभिरलंकृताम्॥ सीतापहरणात् तेन रावणेन सुरक्षिताम्। समन्ताद् विचरद्भिश्च राक्षसैरुग्रधन्वभिः॥ काञ्चनेनावृतां रम्यां प्राकारेण महापुरीम्। गृहैश्च गिरिसंकाशैः शारदाम्बुदसंनिभैः॥ पाण्डुराभिः प्रतोलीभिरुच्चाभिरभिसंवृताम्। अट्टालकशताकीर्णा पताकाध्वजशोभिताम्॥ तोरणैः काञ्चनैर्दिव्यैर्लतापङ्क्तिविराजितैः। ददर्श हनुमाँल्लङ्कां देवो देवपुरीमिव॥
English: Drawing near to Lankā embellished with lilies and environed by a moat filled with lotuses, that one graced with auspiciousness, that graceful monkey, Hanumān, beheld Lankā vigilantly guarded by Rāvaņa, in consequence of Sītā having been carried away, with Rākṣasas bearing fierce bows ranging all around, that mighty and captivating capital surrounded by a golden wall, filled with edifices resembling cliffs and looking like autumnal clouds, and elevated yellowish highways; abounding in hundreds of banners mounted on the walls, and beautified with pennons an streamers; with noble golden gateways painted with plants; and resembling the metropolis of the very sovereign of the celestials.
Sanskrit: पालितां राक्षसेन्द्रेण निर्मितां विश्वकर्मणा। प्लवमानामिवाकाशे ददर्श हनुमान् कपिः॥ वप्रप्राकारजघनां विपुलाम्बुवनाम्बराम्। शतघ्नीशूलकेशान्तामट्टालकावतंसकाम्॥ मनसेव कृतां लङ्कां निर्मितां विश्वकर्मणा।
English: And that graceful monkey saw Lankā situated on the top of the mountain, filled with splendid yellow-white palaces, like to a city stationed in the sky ruled by the lord of Rākşasas and reared by Viśvakarmā himself. And the monkey, Hanumān, beheld Lankā, as if moving in the sky: with her walls furnished with daises for her hips, the immense waters and woods for her cloth, Śataghnīs and darts for her hair ends: and pennons on her walls for earrings, built as if by the agency of the Mind; and constructed by Viśvakarmā himself.
Sanskrit: द्वारमुत्तरमासाद्य चिन्तयामास वानरः॥ कैलासनिलयप्रख्यमालिखन्तमिवाम्बरम्। ध्रियमाणमिवाकाशमुच्छ्रितैर्भवनोत्तमैः॥ सम्पूर्णां राक्षसै।रैर्गुहामाशीविषैरिव। तस्याश्च महतीं गुप्तिं सागरं च निरीक्ष्य सः। रावणं च रिपुं घोरं चिन्तयामास वानरः॥ आगत्यापीह हरयो भविष्यन्ति निरर्थकाः। नहि युद्धेन लङ्का शक्या जेतुं सुरैरपि॥
English: And arriving at the Northern gate resembling the mansion of Kailāsa, and cleaving, as it were, the welkin, and as if holding the firmament with lofty and glorious edifices, and observing the sea; his dreadful enemy, Ravana; the city teeming with poisonous snakes, as well as the method of defence (displayed in it)-the monkeys reflected, Even if the monkeys came here, they should fail to achieve success; for Lankā is incapable of being taken in battle by the celestials themselves.
Sanskrit: इमां त्वविषमां लङ्कां दुर्गा रावणपालिताम्। प्राप्यापि सुमहाबाहुः किं करिष्यति राघवः॥
English: Even if the mighty-armed Rāghava should reach this terrible-looking and impregnable Lankā reared by Rāvana, what could he do?
Sanskrit: अवकाशो न साम्नस्तु राक्षसेप्वभिगम्यते। न दानस्य न भेदस्य नैव युद्धस्य दृश्यते॥
English: Opportunity find I none either for conciliation with the Raksasas, or for (winning them over) by gifts, or for sowing dissensions among them, or for conquering them in fight.
Sanskrit: चतुर्णामेव हि गतिर्वानराणां तरस्विनाम्। वालिपुत्रस्य नीलस्य मम राज्ञश्च धीमतः॥
English: Of all the monkeys, four only endowed with (exceptional) celerity, viz., Vāli's son, Nīla, the intelligent king, and myself, heave the power to come over here.
Sanskrit: यावज्जानामि वैदेहीं यदि जीवति वा न वा। तत्रैव चिन्तयिष्यामि दृष्ट्वा तां जनकात्मजाम्॥
English: When I have ascertained whether Vaidehī is alive or not, I shall, after interviewing Janaka's daughter, think about this.
Sanskrit: ततः स चिन्तयामास मुहूर्तं कपिकुञ्जरः। गिरेः शृङ्गे स्थिस्तस्मिन् रामस्याभ्युदयं ततः॥
English: Then that elephantine monkey, stationed on the summit of that mountain, for a while bethought himself as the success of Rāma.* *About rescuing his wife.
Sanskrit: अनेन रूपेण मया न शक्या रक्षसां पुरी। प्रवेष्टुं राक्षसैर्गुप्ता क्रूरैर्बलसमन्वितैः॥
English: I cannot in this form succeed in entering the city of the Rākşasas, guarded by wily and powerful Rākṣasas.
Sanskrit: महौजसो महावीर्या बलवन्तश्च राक्षसाः। वञ्चनाया मया सर्वे जानकी परिमार्गता॥
English: I should, while engaged in searching for Jānaki, deceive all the strong and highly energetic Rākşasas gifted with prowess.
Sanskrit: लक्ष्यालक्ष्येण रूपेण रात्रौ लङ्कापुरी मया। प्राप्तकालं प्रवेष्टुं मे कृत्यं साधयितुं महत्॥
English: For attaining this mighty object, it behove me to enter Lankā at night in a shape invisible yet well suited to the end in view.
Sanskrit: तां पुरी तादृशीं दृष्ट्वा दुराधर्षां सुरासुरैः। हनूमांश्चिन्तयामास विनिःश्वस्य मुहूर्मुहुः॥
English: Beholding the city in that state, difficult of being subdued by the celestials and Asuras (combined), Hanumān, sighing moment arily, thought within himself,
Sanskrit: केनोपायेन पश्येयं मैथिली जनकात्मजाम्। अदृष्टो राक्षसेन्द्रेण रावणेन दुरात्मना॥
English: How can I, without being discovered by the impious lord of Rākşasas, Rāvana, succeed in seeing Janaka's daughter, Maithili?
Sanskrit: न विनश्येत् कथं कार्यं रामस्य विदितात्मनः। एकामेकस्तु पश्येयं रहिते जनकात्मजाम्॥
English: How can the work of Rāma cognizant of self (be so managed that it) may not be brought to naught? How can I see Janaka's daughter singly in secret?
Sanskrit: भूताश्चार्था विनश्यन्ति देशकालविरोधिताः। विक्लवं दूतमासाद्य तमः सूर्योदये यथा॥
English: Action on the very eve of success, on being obstructed by adverse season and place, and through the agency of unreflecting envoys come to nought, even as darkness is dispelled on sunrise.
Sanskrit: अर्थानान्तरे बुद्धिनिश्चितापि न शोभते। घातयन्तीह कार्याणि दूताः पण्डितमानिनः॥
English: In respect of what should he undertaken and what not, even the certain decision (of a master assisted by his counsellors), because of a heedless messenger, dose not appear in all its beauty: messengers (foolish) yet proud of their knowledge, bring every business to nought.
Sanskrit: न विनश्येत् कथं कार्यं वैक्लव्यं न कथं भवेत्। लङ्घनं च समुद्रस्य कथं नु न भवेद् वृथा॥
English: How can I so manage that my business may not suffer? How can I avoid recklessness? How can my bounding over the deep bear fruit?
Sanskrit: मयि दृष्टे तु रक्षोभी रामस्य विदितात्मनः। भवेद् व्यर्थमिदं कार्यं रावणानर्थमिच्छतः॥
English: On my being seen by the Rākşasas, the work of Rāma cognizant of self, desirous of the destruction of Ravana, shall be marred.
Sanskrit: नहि शक्यं क्वचित् स्थातुमविज्ञातेन राक्षसैः। अपि राक्षसरूपेण किमुतान्येन केनचित्॥
English: Even if I wear a Rākşasa form, I cannot anywhere remain undiscovered by the Rākṣasas.
Sanskrit: वायुरप्यत्र नाज्ञातश्चरेदिति मतिर्मम। नह्यत्राविदितं किंचिद् रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम्॥
English: What shall I say of any other form? Even the wind, I conceive dose not stray here, unperceived. Nothing whatever is here that is unknown to the Räkşasas of redoubtable deeds.
Sanskrit: इहाहं यदि तिष्ठामि स्वेन रूपेण संवृतः। विनाशमुपयास्यामि भर्तुरर्थश्च हास्यति॥
English: Should I stay here embodied in my native form, I shall come by destruction; and the interest also of my master shall suffer.
Sanskrit: तदहं स्वेण रूपेण रजन्यां ह्रस्वतां गतः। लङ्कामभिपतिष्यामि राघवस्यार्थसिद्धये॥
English: Therefore, diminishing myself, I shall at night, for compassing the welfare of Rāghava, enter Lankā is my own form.