pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: गमने च कृतोत्साहमवेक्ष्य वरवर्णिनी॥ विवर्धमानं च हि मामुवाच जनकात्मजा। अश्रुपूर्णमुखी दीना बाष्पगद्गदभाषिणी॥ ममोत्पतनसम्भ्रान्ता शोकवेगसमाहता। मामुवाच ततः सीता सभाग्योऽसि महाकपे॥ यद् द्रक्ष्यसि महाबाहुं रामं कमललोचनम्। लक्ष्मणं च महाबाहुं देवरं मे यशस्विनम्॥
English: Thereupon beholding me ready to depart and increase in bulk and about to leap up in the welkin, Sītā, the daughter of the king Janaka, poorly, bathed in tears, overwhelmed with sorrow and having her voice choked with grief, saying 'Blessed are you O great monkey, since you shall behold the large-armed and the lotuseyed Ráma and the highly famed Lakşmaņa, my lord's younger brother.
Sanskrit: सीतयाप्येवमुक्तोऽहमब्रुवं मैथिली तथा। पृष्ठमारोह मे देवि क्षिप्रं जनकनन्दिनि॥ यावत्ते दर्शयाम्यद्य ससुग्रीवं सलक्ष्मणम्। राघवं च महाभागे भरिमसितेक्षणे॥
English: And being thus accosted by Maithili, I said-Do you speedily place yourself on my back, O worshipful dame,oyou the daughter of king Janaka, and I shall soon show you, O great dame you having dark blue eyes, your lord along with Sugrīva and Lakşmaņa.'
Sanskrit: साब्रवीन्मां ततो देवी नैष धर्मो महाकपे। यत्ते पृष्ठं सिषेवेऽहं स्ववशा हरिपुङ्गव ॥
English: Whereto she replied — 'This is not the pious course, O great monkey, O you the foremost of your race, that I shall, of my own accord, place myself on your back.
Sanskrit: पुरा च यदहं वीर स्पृष्टा गात्रेषु रक्षसा। तत्राहं किं करिष्यामि कालेनोपनिपीडिता॥ गच्छ त्वं कपिशार्दूल यत्र तौ नृपतेः सुतौ।
English: And although before this I was touched by the demon, O hero, it was because I could not help otherwise subject as I was to circumstances. Do you yourself repair, O foremost of monkeys, where those two princes are.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं सा समाभाष्य भूयः संदेष्टुमास्थिता ॥ हनूमन् सिंहसंकाशौ तावुभौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। सुग्रीवं च सहामात्यं सर्वान् ब्रूया अनामयम्॥
English: Addressing me with these words she again said-O Hanuman, do you relate my well-being to Rāma and Lakshamana of leonine prowess, and Sugrīva accompanied by his followers.
Sanskrit: यथा च स महाबाहुर्मी तारयति राघवः। अस्मादुःखाम्बुसंरोधात् तत् त्वमाख्यातुमर्हसि ।॥
English: Do you so describe as the large-armed Rāghava may save me from this ocean of grief.
Sanskrit: एतत् तवार्या नृप संयता सा सीता वचः प्राह विषादपूर्वम्। एतच्च बुद्ध्वा गदितं यथा त्वं श्रद्धत्स्व सीतां कुशलां समग्राम्॥
English: Thus the worshipful Sítă gave vent to these piteous accents. Hearing these words do you believe that it is all well with her.
Sanskrit: अथाहमुत्तरं देव्या पुनरुक्तः ससम्भ्रमम्। तव स्नेहान्नरव्याघ्र सौहार्दादनुमान्य च॥
English: Thereupon, O foremost of men, out of your love and adoring me for your friendship, that worshipful dame-addressed me again, saying.
Sanskrit: एवं बहुविधं वाच्यो रामो दाशरथिस्त्वया। यथा मां प्राप्नुयाच्छीघ्रं हत्वा रावणमाहवे॥
English: Do you thus speak every thing to Rāma, the son of Daśaratha, so that he might soon take me hence, slaying Ravana in battle.
Sanskrit: यदि वा मन्यसे वीर वसैकाहमरिंदम। कस्मिश्चित् संवृते देशे विश्रान्तः श्वो गमिष्यसि॥
English: O hero, O slayer of foes, if it please you, you may relieve yourself of the toil by living in a secret nook and then proceed to-morrow.
Sanskrit: मम चाप्यल्पभाग्यायाः सांनिध्यात् तव वानर। अस्य शोकविपाकस्य मुहूर्तं स्याद् विमोक्षणम्॥
English: O monkey, in your company, I do momentarily forget the weight of my grief, unfortunate as I am.
Sanskrit: गते हि त्वयि विक्रान्ते पुनरागमनाय वै। प्राणानामपि संदेहो मम स्यान्नात्र संशयः॥
English: O you gifted with great prowess, yourself departing, I shall wait for your return, but doubt I very much whether I shall live till then.
Sanskrit: तवादर्शनजः शोको भूयो मां परितापयेत्। दुःखाद् दुःखपराभूतां दुर्गतां दुःखभागिनीम्। ६॥
English: Burnt I shall be with the fear of not beholding you again, wretched and stricken with grief as I am. And so I shall be, hereafter, overwhelmed with a mightier grief.
Sanskrit: अयं च वीर संदेहस्तिष्ठतीव ममाग्रतः। सुमहांस्त्वत्सहायेषु हर्यक्षेषु हरीश्वर ॥ कथं नु खलु दुष्पारं तरिष्यन्ति महोदधिम्। तानि हपृक्षसैन्यानि तौ वा नरवरात्मजौ॥
English: O hero, besides, I entertain a grave doubt about your assistants, the monkeys and bears. I do not know how shall the host of monkeys and bears and those two princes cross over the mighty main?
Sanskrit: त्रयाणामेव भूतानां सागरस्यास्य लङ्घने। शक्तिः स्याद् वैनतेयस्य वायोर्वा तव चानघ॥
English: O innocent monkey of all the creatures three only are qualified to cross over the ocean, yourself, Garuda and the Wind.
Sanskrit: तदस्मिन् कार्यनिर्योगे वीरैवं दुरतिक्रमे। किं पश्यसि समाधानं ब्रूहि कार्यविदां वर॥
English: O you foremost of those skilled in speech, what had you settled about the accomplishment of this hard work?
Sanskrit: काममस्य त्वमेवैकः कार्यस्य परिसाधने। पर्याप्तः परवीरन यशस्यस्ते बलोदयः॥
English: True it is that you are alone qualified to accomplish this work, you the slayer of inimical heroes-but such manifestation of your prowess shall increase your glory only.
Sanskrit: बलैः समग्रैर्यदि मां हत्वा रावणमाहवे। विजयी स्वपुरी रामो नयेत् तत्स्याद् यशस्करम् ॥
English: But if Rāma, obtaining victory, can take me hence to his own city, it shall redound to his glory.
Sanskrit: यथाहं तस्य वीरस्य वनादुपधिना हृता। रक्षसा तद्भयादेव तथा नार्हति राघवः॥
English: It dose not behove the heroic Rāghava, to take me away by steal, like to Rāvaņa capturing me from the forest under a disguise.
Sanskrit: तदर्थोपहितं वाक्यं प्रश्रितं हेतुसंहितम्। निशम्याहं ततः शेषं वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रुवम्॥
English: Hearing these sound reasonable and affectionate words I gave her the last reply, saying.
Sanskrit: देवि हर्युक्षसैन्यानामीश्वरः प्लवतां वरः। सुग्रीवः सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्त्वदर्थे कृतनिश्चयः॥
English: O worshipful dame, Sugrīva, the foremost of the monkeys, the lord of monkey and bear hosts and gifted with manliness, has resolved upon rescuing you.
Sanskrit: तस्य विक्रमसम्पन्नाः सत्त्ववन्तो महाबलाः। मन:संकल्पसदृशा निदेशे हरयः स्थिताः॥
English: He has under his command a number of mighty and courageous monkeys gifted with great prowess and quick-coursing like imagination.
Sanskrit: येषां नोपरि नाधस्तान्न तिर्यक् सज्जते गतिः। न च कर्मसु सीदन्ति महत्स्वमिततेजसः॥
English: Their course is never thwarted-whether going upwards or downwardsor moving tortuously. They are never exhausted in their actions—highly courageous and of measureless prowess.
Sanskrit: असकृत् तैर्महाभागैर्वानरैर्बलसंयुतैः। प्रदक्षिणीकृता भूमिर्वायुमार्गानुसारिभिः॥
English: And those great and powerful monkeys, coursing in the air, have again and again circumambulated the earth.
Sanskrit: मद्विशिष्टाश्च तुल्याश्व सन्ति तत्र वनौकसः। मत्तः प्रत्यवरः कश्चिन्नास्ति सुग्रीवसंनिधौ॥
English: Sugriva has many monkeys-my equal-and greater than I but none of inferior strength.
Sanskrit: तदलं परितापेन देवि मन्युरपैतु ते। एकोत्पातेन ते लङ्कामेष्यन्ति हरियूथपाः॥
English: No more of bewailing, O worshipful dame. Do you remove your grief. And with one leap these leaders of monkey-hosts shall reach Lankā.
Sanskrit: मम पृष्ठगतौ तौ च चन्द्रसूर्याविवोदितौ । त्वत्सकाशं महाभागे नृसिंहावागमिष्यतः॥
English: O great damsel, these two princes, placing themselves on my back shall come to you like to the rising Sun and Moon.
Sanskrit: अरिघ्नं सिंहसंकाशं क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि राघवम्। लक्ष्मणं च धनुष्मन्नं लङ्काद्वारमुपागतम्॥
English: You shall soon behold before Lanka's gate Rāghava the slayer of foes resembling a lion and Lakşmana with a bow in his hand.
Sanskrit: नखदंष्ट्रायुधान् वीरान् सिंहशार्दूलविक्रमान्। वानरान् वारणेन्द्राभान् क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि संगतान् ॥
English: You shall soon observe in a band the heroic monkeys, gifted with the strength of lions and tigers, and having nails and teeth for their weapons.
Sanskrit: शैलाम्बुदनिकाशानां लङ्कामलयसानुषु। नर्दतां कपिमुख्यानां नचिराच्छ्रोष्यसे स्वनम्॥
English: You shall soon bear the roaring of the leading monkeys on the summit of mount Malaya, resembling the muttering of the clouds.
Sanskrit: निवृत्तवनवासं च त्वया सार्धमरिंदमम्। अभिषिक्तमयोध्यायां क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि राघवम्॥
English: You shall soon behold Rāghava, the slayer of foes, installed along with you on the throne of Ayodhya after returning from the forest.
Sanskrit: ततो मया वाग्भिरदीनभाषिणी शिवाभिरिष्टाभिरभिप्रसादिता। उवाह शान्तिं मम मैथिलात्मजा तवातिशोकेन तथातिपीडिता॥
English: That daughter of the king of Mithilā although heavily laden with sorrow in your absence was greatly comforted and pleased by my auspicious words boding the fulfilment of her desire.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा हनूमतो वाक्यं यथावदभिभाषितम्। रामः प्रीतिसमायुक्तो वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing the words of Hanumän rehearsed properly, Rāma, exceedingly delighted, said.
Sanskrit: कृतं हनूमता कार्यं सुमहद्भुवि दुर्लभम्। मनसाऽपि यदन्येन न शक्यं धरणीतले॥
English: By Hanumān has been performed a very great deed, rare on earth, and one incapable of being even conceived by any other in the world.
Sanskrit: नहि तं परिपश्यामि यस्तरेत महोदधिम्। अन्यत्र गरुडाद्वायोरन्यत्र च हनूमतः॥
English: Save Garuda and the Wind-god, and save also Hanumān, him find I not who cross the wide ocean.
Sanskrit: देवदानवयक्षाणां गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम्। अप्रधृष्यां पुरीं लङ्कां रावणेन सुरक्षिताम्॥ प्रविष्टः सत्त्वमाश्रित्यं जीवन्को नाम निष्क्रमेत्।
English: Entering by main force the city of Larkā, incapable of being subjugated by the gods and Dänavas and Yaksas, the Gandharvas, serpents or Raksasas, and well protected by Ravana, who, living, come out (of it)?
Sanskrit: को विशेत्सुदुराधर्षां राक्षसैश्च सुरक्षिताम् ॥ यो वीर्यबलसंपन्नो न समः स्याद्धनूमतः।
English: Who that is not the compeer of Hanuman in strength and prowess, even enters into (Lankā) hard to subdue, and carefully guarded by the Raksasas?
Sanskrit: भृत्यकार्य हनुमता सुग्रीवस्य कृतं महत्। एवं विधाय स्वबलं सदृशं विक्रमस्य च॥
English: Having put forth his strength commensurate with his prowess, Hanuman has also performed a great act befitting a servant on behold of Sugriva.* SO *Having seen Sītā, which was all that he had been commissioned to do by Sugrīva, Hanumān has destroyed Räkşasas and burnt Lankā; and this he did of himself like a good servant.
Sanskrit: यो हि भृत्यो नियुक्तः सन्भ; कर्मणि दुष्करे। कुर्यात्तदनुरागेण तमाहुः पुरुषोत्तमम्॥
English: That servant who, being entrusted with a hard task, after having accomplished it, do another work in pursuance of (the prescribed business), is the best of men.
Sanskrit: यो नियुक्तः परं कार्यं न कुर्यान्नृपतेः प्रियम्। भृत्यो युक्तः समर्थश्च तमाहुर्मध्यमं नरम्॥
English: That servant is middling, who, deputed to any task,* do not albeit capable, perform any other work which may be dear to the king. *i.e. performing the entrusted work.
Sanskrit: नियुक्तो नृपतेः कार्य न कुर्याद्यः समाहितः। भृत्यो युक्तः समर्थश्च तमाहुः पुरुषाधमम्॥
English: That servant who, entrusted with any work of the king do not, although competent, heedfully accomplish the same, has been called the worst.
Sanskrit: तन्नियोगे नियुक्तेन कृतं कृत्यं हनूमता। न चात्मा लघुतां नीतः सुग्रीवश्चापि तोषितः॥
English: Anent the order (which he had received), Hanuman has done the work (and more). He has not been humbled,* and, further, he has pleased Sugriva. *By the Raksasas.
Sanskrit: अहं च रघुवंशश्च लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः। वैदेह्या दर्शनेनाद्य धर्मतः परिरक्षिताः॥
English: And by seeing Vaidehī, (Hanumān) has, while reaping righteousness, saved me, the Raghu race, and the highly powerful Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: इदं तु मम दीनस्य मनो भूयः प्रकर्षति। यदिहास्य प्रियाख्यातुर्न कुर्मि सदृशं प्रियम् ॥
English: This pain my mind sore, that I cannot do a like benefit, returning this dear office of his.
Sanskrit: एष सर्वस्वभूतस्तु परिष्वङ्गो हनूमत । मया कालमिमं प्राप्य दत्तस्तस्य महात्मनः॥!'
English: Embrace express the all (of the Deicy),* and, finding this occasion, I extend my embrace to the high-souled Hanumān. *The commentator explains this obscure passage after his own orthodox fashion. The gist is this. Delight is the essence of the Deity, and all His incarnations body forth this. Embrace is typical of this emotion.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा प्रीतिहृष्टाङ्गो रामस्तं परिषस्वजे। हनूमन्तं कृतात्मनं कृतवाक्यमुपागतम्॥
English: Having said this, Rama, with his down standing on end in joy, embraced the selfcontrolled Hanumān, who was present after having finished his speech.
Sanskrit: ध्यात्वा पुनरुवाचेदं वचनं रघुसत्तमः। हरीणामीश्वरस्यापि सुग्रीवस्योपशृण्वतः॥
English: Then reflecting for a while, the best of the Raghus again spoke in the presence of Sugrīva, lord of monkeys.
Sanskrit: सर्वथा सुकृतं तावत्सीतायाः परिमार्गणम्। सागरं तु समासाद्य पुनर्नष्टं मनो मम॥
English: Complete success has been attained anent the search of Sītā. But when I think of the ocean, my mind is again sunk in dejection.
Sanskrit: कथं नाम समुद्रस्य दुष्पारस्य महाम्भसः। हरयो दक्षिणं पारं गमिष्यन्ति समागताः॥
English: How can the assembled monkeys go over to the southern shore of the vastly deep, difficult to cross?
Sanskrit: यद्यप्येष तु वृत्तान्तो वैदेह्या गतितो मम। समुद्रपारगमने हरीणां किमिवोत्तरम्॥
English: This tidings you have related to me touching Vaidehī; but what are the monkeys to do next avout crossing the sea?
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा शोकसंभ्रान्तो रामः शत्रुनिर्बहणः। हनूमन्तं महाबाहुस्ततो ध्यानमुपागमत्॥
English: Having said this to Hanumān, that slayer of foes, the mighty-armed Rāma, agitated by anxiety, was then plunged in thought.
Sanskrit: तं तु शोकपरिघुनं रामं दशरथात्मजम्। उवाच वचनं श्रीमान्सुग्रीवः शोकनाशनम्॥
English: Then the graceful Sugrīva spoke words capable of soothing sorrow, to Dasaratha's son, Rāma, who was wrought up with grief.
Sanskrit: किं त्वयातप्यते वीर यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा। मैवं भूस्त्यज संतापं कृतघ्न इव सौहृदम्॥
English: Why, O hero, does you grieve, like one that is base? Let not this be so. Chase away you grief, even as an ingrate resign amity.
Sanskrit: संतापस्य च ते स्थानं नहि पश्यामि राघव। प्रवृत्तावुपलब्धायां ज्ञाते च निलये रिपोः॥
English: Nor, O Rāghava, when the whereabouts of Sītă has been discovered, and when too the abode itself of the foe has been known, do I perceive the reason of your sorrow.
Sanskrit: मतिमाशास्त्रवित्प्राज्ञः पण्डितश्चासि राघव। त्यजेमां प्राकृतां बुद्धिं कृतात्मेवार्थदूषिणीम्॥
English: You, O Raghava, are intelligent, conversant with learning, wise, and judicious. Do you cast away this sorry way of thinking, even as a selfcontrolled (ascetic) caste away any course of thought interfering with the attainment of his purpose.
Sanskrit: समुद्रं लवयित्वा तु महानक्रसमाकुलम्। लङ्कामारोहयिष्यामो हनिष्यामश्च ते रिपुम्॥
English: Crossing over the ocean swarming with gigantic alligators, we shall enter Lankā and slay the enemy.
Sanskrit: निरुत्साहस्य दीनस्य शोकपर्याकुलात्मनः। सर्वार्था व्यवसीदन्ति व्यसनं चाधिगच्छति॥
English: Of a person that is dispirited and poor in pluck and that has his soul overwhelmed with grief, every interest droops, and he comes by misfortunes (one after another).
Sanskrit: इमे शूराः समर्थाश्च सर्वतो हरियूथपाः। त्वत्प्रियार्थं कृतोऽत्साहाः प्रवेष्टुमपि पावकम्। एषां हर्षेण जानामि तर्कश्चापि दृढो मम ॥
English: All these heroes, these leaders of monkeyhordes, who are ardent for they welfare, are competent to enter into fire itself. From their cheerful attitude I know this, and firm is my faith.
Sanskrit: विक्रमेण समानेष्ये सीतां हत्वा यथा रिपुम्। रावणं पापकर्माणं तथा त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: It behove you so to arrange things that, slaying the foe, Rāvana of impious acts, we may bring higher Sītā by our own prowess.
Sanskrit: सेतुरत्र यथा बद्ध्येद्यथा पश्येम तां पुरीम्। तस्य राक्षसराजस्य तथा त्वं कुरु राघव॥
English: Do you, O Rāghava, so order matters that a bridge may be constructed (over the main), and that we may behold the palace of the Rākşasa monarch.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तां हि पुरीं लङ्कां त्रिकूटशिखरे स्थिताम्। हतं च रावणं युद्धे दर्शनादवधारय ॥
English: We having seen the city of Lankā, established on the summit of Triküța, do you for certain conclude Răvaņa as slain in battle immediately after (we see her).
Sanskrit: अबद्ध्वा सागरे सेतुं घोरे च वरुणालये। लङ्का न मर्दितुं शक्या सेन्ट्रैरपि सुरासुरैः॥
English: Without throwing a bridge over the ocean-the dread abode of Varuņa-even the Asuras and celestials with Indra (at their head) are unequal to subduing Laňkā.
Sanskrit: सेतुबन्धः समुद्रे च यावल्लङ्कासमीपतः। सर्वं तीर्णं च मे सैन्यं जितमित्युपधारय। तथा हि समरे वीरा हरयः कामरूपिणः॥ तदलं विक्लवां बुद्धिं राजन्सर्वार्थनाशनीम्। पुरुषस्य हि लोकेऽस्मिन् शोकः शौर्यापकर्षणः॥
English: When the bridge over the ocean has been constructed up to near Laňkä, and when my forces have crossed (over the sea), consider victory as secured. As these monkeys are heroic in fight, and able to wear forms at will, O king, do not let your intellect get stupefied and thus mar all interests. In this world, sorrow berefts people of their prowess.
Sanskrit: यत्तु कार्यं मनुष्येण शौटीर्यमवलम्ब्यताम्। तदलंकरणायैव कर्तुर्भवति सत्वरम्॥
English: Do you do even what should be done by a man-summon your manliness; for what an actor does promptly, conduce to his success.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्काले महाप्राज्ञ सत्त्वमातिष्ठ तेजसा। शूराणां हि मनुष्याणां त्वद्विधानां महात्मनाम्। विनष्टे वा प्रनष्टे वा शोकः सर्वार्थनाशनः॥
English: At this time, O eminently wise one, do you realise goodness through they energy.* Of heroic, high-souled, men like yourself, on their sustaining and entire or a partial loss, grief undo every interest. *i.e. as I understand this rather obscure passage, prove the good through your vigour-secure victory to the cause of goodness through they might.
Sanskrit: तत्त्वं बुद्धिमतां श्रेष्ठः सर्वशा स्वार्थकोविदः। मद्विधैः सचिवैः सार्धमरिं जेतुं समर्हसि ॥
English: Therefore, the foremost of intelligent persons, and conversant with every lore, you should along with councillors like me, strive to beat they foe.
Sanskrit: नहि पश्याम्यहं कंचित्रिषु लोकेषु राघव। गृहीतधनुषो यस्ते तिष्ठेदभिमुखो रणे॥
English: Find I none in the three worlds, O Rāghava, who can stay in fight before you equipped with your bow,
Sanskrit: वानरेषु समासक्तं न ते कार्य विपत्स्यते। अचिराद्रक्ष्यसे सीतां तीर्खा सागरमक्षयम्॥
English: Your business entrusted to these monkeys shall not (anyway) suffer. And soon, crossing over the boundless main, you shall behold Sītā.
Sanskrit: तदलं शोकमालम्ब्य क्रोधमालम्ब भूपते। निश्चेष्टाः क्षत्रिया मन्दाः सर्वे चण्डस्य बिभ्यति ॥
English: Therefore, O king, renounce your sorrow, and call up wrath. Those Ksatriyas that conceive no anger in respect of their enemies, have their activity annulled; and all fear furious persons.
Sanskrit: लङ्घनार्थं च घोरस्य समुद्रस्य नदीपतेः। सहास्माभिरिहोपेतः सूक्ष्मबुद्धिर्विचारय॥
English: Drawing nigh to us, do you, gifted with acute intelligence, cast about for crossing over the dreadful deep, lord of streams, along with us.
Sanskrit: लङ्घिते तत्र तैः सैन्यैर्जितमित्येव निश्चिनु। सर्वं तीर्णं च मे सैन्यं जितमित्यवधार्यताम्॥
English: On these forces getting beyond the ocean, do you take it for certain that we have won; and when my whole host has reached the further shore, do you indubitably conclude that we have obtained victory.
Sanskrit: इमे हि हरयः शूराः समरे कामरूपिणः। तानरीन्विधमिष्यन्ति शिलापादपवृष्टिभिः॥
English: These monkeys, heroic and capable of assuming in fight forms at will, shall slaughter those foes by showering rocks and trees.
Sanskrit: कथंचित्यपरिपश्यामि लचितं वरुणालयम्। हतमित्येव तं मन्ये युद्धे शत्रुनिबर्हण॥
English: If I see any means of crossing the ocean, Varuna's abode, I shall, O destroyer of foes, deem him as slain in battle.
Sanskrit: किमुक्त्वा बहुधा चापि सर्वथा विजयी भवान्। निमित्तानि च पश्यामि मनो मे संप्रहृष्यति॥
English: And what is the use of dilating? Every way you shall prove victorious. And I see omens, and my mind is filled with delight.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा हनूमतो वाक्यं यथावदनुपूर्वशः। ततोऽब्रवीन्महातेजा रामः सत्यपराक्रमः॥
English: Hearing Hanumăn's speech duly from the beginning, the exceedingly energetic Rāma having truth for this prowess, said.
Sanskrit: यनिवेदयसे लङ्कां पुरीं भीमस्य रक्षसः। क्षिप्रमेनां वधिष्यामि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: What you say 'I shall speedily destroy the city of this dreadful Raksasa,' is true, I tell you.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्मुहूर्ते सुग्रीवप्रयाणमभिरोचय। युक्तो मुहूर्ते विजये प्राप्तो मध्यं दिवाकरः॥
English: Therefore, at this very moment arrange for Sugrīva's march. The Sun has attained his meridian at this proper moment, capable of conferring victory.* *The moment is named abhijit.
Sanskrit: सीतां हृत्वा तु तद्यातु क्वासौ यास्यति जीवितः। सीता श्रुत्वाभियानं मे आशामेष्यति जीविते। जीवितान्तेऽमृतं स्पृष्ट्वा पीत्वाऽमृतमिवातुरः॥
English: Let Rāvana carry away Sītā (to his own country), whither shall Ravana, living, repair? Like a dying person who has taken a deathdispelling drug and drunk ambrosia, Sītā, hearing of my preparations for war, shall inspire hope of life.
Sanskrit: उत्तराफाल्गुनी ह्यद्य श्वस्तु हस्तेन योक्ष्यते। अभिप्रयाम सुग्रीव सर्वानीकसमावृताः॥
English: To-day the Northern Phālguni (is in the ascendant); and to-morrow the moon shall be in conjunction with Hasta.* O Sugriva, shall we set our, surrounded by the entire host? *Hastā sprung from Punarvasu is the star of doom, portending death to Rāvana. The Northern Phālguni, is Sita's natal star. The expedition begun during the influence of this star, augurs deliverance to Vaidehi.
Sanskrit: निमित्तानि च पश्यामि यानि प्रादुर्भवन्ति वै। निहत्य रावणं सीतामानयिष्यामि जानकीम्॥
English: The omens I witness, augur, that, having slain Ravana, I shall bring back Janaki.
Sanskrit: उपरिष्टाद्धि नयनं स्फुरमाणमिमं मम। विजयं समनुप्राप्तं शंसतीव मनोरथम्।७।।
English: The upper lid of my eye throb; and it betook that my desire has indeed been had.
Sanskrit: ततो वानरराजेन लक्ष्मणेन सुपूजितः। उवाच रामो धर्मात्मा पुनरप्यर्थकोविदः॥
English: Then honoured by the monkey-king as well as Lakşmaņa, the righteous Rāma, understanding the import of things, again said.
Sanskrit: अग्रे यातु बलस्यास्य नीलो मार्गमवेक्षितुम्। वृतः शतसहस्रेण वानराणां तरस्विनाम्॥
English: Surrounded by hundreds and thousands of fast-speeding monkeys, let Nīla go ahead of this force, for surveying the route.
Sanskrit: फलमूलवता नीलशीतकाननवारिणा। पथा मधुमता चाशु सेनां सेनापते नय॥
English: O Nīla, do you, O general, expeditiously take the army by a path furnished with fruits and roots, having cool waters of the woods, and replenished with honey.
Sanskrit: दूषयेयुर्दुरात्मानः पथि मूलफलोदकम्। राक्षसाः पथि रक्षेथास्तेभ्यस्त्वं नित्यमुद्यतः॥
English: The wicked Raksasas vitiate* fruits, roots and water along the way. You, ever not the alert, should preserve these from the Rākṣasa. *By means of poison, etc.
Sanskrit: निम्नेषु वनदुर्गेषु वनेषु च वनौकसः। अभिप्लुत्याभिपश्येयुः परेषां निहितं बलम् ॥
English: And, bounding down into hollow places, mountain-fastnesses, and woods, let the rangers of the wilds, spy the posted detachments of the enemy.
Sanskrit: यत्तु फल्गु बलं किंचित्तदत्रैवोपपद्यताम्। एतद्धि कृत्यं घोरं नो विक्रमेण प्रयुज्यताम्॥
English: Let those that are incompetent, stay here. This business is dreadful, and we should apply our best strength in conducting the same.
Sanskrit: सागरौघनिभं भीममग्रानीकं महाबलाः। कपिसिंहाः प्रकर्षन्तु शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Therefore let the foremost monkeys gifted with prodigious prowess lead forth like a host of terrible ocean, the choice portion of the army, numbering hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: गजश्च गिरिसंकाशो गवयश्च महाबलः। गवाक्षश्चाग्रतो यातु गवां दृप्त इवर्षभः॥
English: And let Gaja resembling a hill, and the exceedingly powerful Gavaya, and that monkey, Gavaksa, master of the leaping ones,* like a haughty bull among kine, go in the van of the monkey-host. *i.e. monkeys.
Sanskrit: यातु वानरवाहिन्या वानरः प्लवतां पतिः। पालयन्दक्षिणं पार्श्वमृषभो वानरर्षभः॥ गन्धहस्तीव दुर्धर्षस्तरस्वी गन्धमादनः। यातु वानरवाहिन्याः सव्यं पार्श्वमधिष्ठितः॥
English: And let that foremost of monkeys, Rşabha, go, protecting the right wing (of the army); and let Gandha, irresistible like an elephant with the fragrant temporal juice trickling down, and the vehement Gandhamādana, go,* protecting the left wing (of the monkey-army). *The verb is singular, instead of dual, as also the qualifying epithet, Pārsamadishthita. But the sense is clear. on
Sanskrit: यास्यामि बलमध्येऽहं बलौघमभिहर्षयन्। अधिरुह्य हनूमन्तमैरावतमिवेश्वरः॥
English: And, cheering the army, I myself, mounted on Hanumān, like the Lord (mounted) on Airāvata, shall march in the midst of the forces.